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Sommelsdijk

Coordinates: 51°45′17″N 4°9′11″E / 51.75472°N 4.15306°E / 51.75472; 4.15306
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Sommelsdijk
Village
Windmill De Korenbloem
Windmill De Korenbloem
Flag of Sommelsdijk
Coat of arms of Sommelsdijk
Sommelsdijk is located in South Holland
Sommelsdijk
Sommelsdijk
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Sommelsdijk is located in Netherlands
Sommelsdijk
Sommelsdijk
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°45′17″N 4°9′11″E / 51.75472°N 4.15306°E / 51.75472; 4.15306
Country Netherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityGoeree-Overflakkee
Area
 • Total18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Elevation1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total7,170
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3245[1]
Dialing code0187

Sommelsdijk is a village on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, the Netherlands, and part of the municipality of the same name. Sommelsdijk has (1 January 2022) 7,195 inhabitants which makes it the second largest settlement after Middelharnis on the island.[1]

In the past, Sommelsdijk was the only place on the island of Goeree-Overflakee that was part of the province of Zeeland. In 1805 it was made a part of Holland, and remained such under the amendment of the Dutch Constitution of 1814.

Early March 1941 during the Second World War, nearly two hundred young men from Sommelsdijk were incarcerated for one month because of insulting the German army and the Dutch police.

Sommelsdijk was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Middelharnis.[3] Most recently, it was made part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013.

Attractions

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The centre of Sommelsdijk is protected by the Dutch Monument Law. Its Dutch Reformed Church used to be the largest church on the island, but not much remains of the original building, because of several fires and other damage.

Next to the church is the Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee (Municipal Museum of Goeree-Overflakkee). The front street has several monumental buildings form the 17th and 18th centuries. On the western dike is a raised windmill.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3245AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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