Sommelsdijk

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.

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Place details

Locality: Sommelsdijk
Region: Zuid-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 890
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sommelsdijk
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Sommelsdijk - molen De Korenbloem aug 2008.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Windmill De Korenbloem
Settlement.image_flag: Sommelsdijk vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Sommelsdijk 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_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Goeree-Overflakkee
Settlement.elevation_m: 1.3
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.85

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1644
Image: RM29853 Sommelsdijk - Voorstraat 19.jpg

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Commons category: Sommelsdijk

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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.