Ooltgensplaat

Ooltgensplaat is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 17 km south of Spijkenisse.

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Place details

Locality: Ooltgensplaat
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ooltgensplaat
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Voorstraat.Ooltgensplaat.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Street view
Settlement.image_shield: File:Ooltgensplaat wapen.svg
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: 0.9
Settlement.area_total_km2: 23.42

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Population: 1187
Image: Voorstraat.Ooltgensplaat.jpg

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Ooltgensplaat is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 17 km south of Spijkenisse.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1554 as Oitkensplate, and means "shoal of Oltken (person)". Ooltgensplaat developed after the Het Oudeland polder was created between 1481 and 1483. The village has a harbour canal to the Volkerak. Ooltgensplaats became strategically important during the Eighty Years' War because it controlled the access to the Volkerak.