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Herkingen
Sign in to saveHerkingen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the south coast of the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
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Place details
- Locality
- Herkingen
- Region
- Zuid-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Herkingen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Herkingen - molen De Dankbaarheid.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Windmill De Dankbaarheid
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##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
- Goeree-Overflakkee
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 0.8
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 9.71
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,250
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1040
- Image
- Hervormde Kerk Herkingen - aanzicht.jpg
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- Commons category
- Herkingen
- P8168
- sedentary lifestyle
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Herkingen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the south coast of the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
== History == Herkingen was first mentioned in 1420 or 1421 as "Herkinghe", and means "settlement of Herke (person)". Herkingen is a dike village which developed after the Oud-Herkingen polder was created in 1483. In 1511, it was flooded and a new dike was constructed around the village in 1604.
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