
Rockanje
Sign in to saveRockanje is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hellevoetsluis.
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Place details
- Locality
- Rockanje
- Region
- Zuid-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,275
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rockanje
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rockanjedorp.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Village centre of Rockanje
- Settlement.image_flag
- Rockanje vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Wapen Rockanje.png
- Settlement.image_map
- LocatieWestvoorne.png
- Settlement.image_map1
- Map NL - Westvoorne - Rockanje.png
- Settlement.map_caption1
- The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Rockanje in the former municipality of Westvoorne.
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Voorne aan Zee
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 30.03
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{{Infobox settlement | name = Rockanje | settlement_type = Village | other_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = Rockanjedorp.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Village centre of Rockanje | image_flag = Rockanje vlag.svg | image_shield = Wapen Rockanje.png | nickname = | motto = | image_map = LocatieWestvoorne.png | map_caption = | image_map1 = Map NL - Westvoorne - Rockanje.png | map_caption1 = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Rockanje in the former municipality of Westvoorne. | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = South Holland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Voorne aan Zee | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 30.03 | area_land_km2 = 29.75 | area_water_km2 = 0.26 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <!-- for references: use The statistical area "Rockanje", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5710.
Rockanje was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Westvoorne.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rockanje” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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