Urk

Also known as Urk, Flevoland, Urk, Netherlands

Gemeinde in den Niederlanden

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Urk is a town in the Netherlands with about 22,000 people that sits on the coast of the IJsselmeer and was once an island before being connected to the mainland by a dike in 1939. It matters as a notable example of how the Dutch have transformed their landscape through engineering projects that have reshaped the geography and settlement patterns of their country.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Urk
Settlement.native_name_lang: wep
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Urk harbor.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The quay of Urk
Settlement.image_flag: Urker vlag met schelvis 25-12-2016.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Urk.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.shield_alt: Map - NL - Municipality code 0184 (2009).svg
Settlement.image_map: Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_0184_(2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Urk in a municipal map of Flevoland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Urk municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Flevoland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

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Official website

Home | Gemeente Urk

Welkom op de website van de gemeente Urk. Hier kunt u informatie vinden voor inwoners, voor ondernemers en informatie over het bestuur van de gemeente. Via 'Mijn Urk' kunt u inloggen in uw persoonlijke pagina.

urk.nl →

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Official name: Urk
Demonym: Urker
Country: Netherlands
Located in: North Holland
Population: 21227
Area: 109.81
Elevation: 0
Time zone: Central European Time
Body of water: IJsselmeer
Shares border with: Enkhuizen
Official website: www.urk.nl
Image: Urk.jpg
Households: 5298
Dialing code: 0527

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postal code: 8320–8324
category of associated people: Category:People from Urk
Commons category: Urk
topic's main category: Category:Urk
Commons gallery: Urk
IPv6 routing prefix: 2001:41f0:70fe::/48
native label: Urk
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31527689868

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Article · Deutsch

Urk ist eine ehemalige Insel, die heute die älteste und kleinste Gemeinde in der niederländischen Provinz Flevoland mit 21.462 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2022) darstellt. Die Gesamtfläche der Gemeinde beträgt 109,91 km² (11,51 km² Land, 98,4 km² Teil des IJsselmeers). Urk liegt an der Westseite des Noordoostpolders, an der IJsselmeerküste. Haupterwerbsquellen sind von alters her die Fischerei, vor allem auf der Nordsee, und die Fisch verarbeitende Industrie.

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