Den Oever

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The town of Den Oever in the municipality of Wieringen.

Den Oever (52°56′N 5°2′E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wieringen, and lies about 18 km east of Den Helder. The village is located at the west side of the Afsluitdijk: therefore the Stevin lock (named after mathematician and engineer Simon Stevin) and three series of five sluices for discharging the IJsselmeer into the Wadden Sea were constructed in Den Oever.

In 2001, the town of Den Oever had 2286 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.53 km², and contained 938 residences.[1]

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  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.


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