Goedereede

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Goedereede

Town and former municipality

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Coordinates: 51°49′N 3°59′E / 51.82°N 3.98°ECoordinates: 51°49′N 3°59′E / 51.82°N 3.98°E

Country

Netherlands

Province

South Holland

Municipality

Goeree-Overflakkee

Area(2006)

• Total

153.85 km² (59.40 sq mi)

• Land

71.32 km² (27.54 sq mi)

• Water

82.53 km² (31.87 sq mi)

Population (1 January 2012)

• Total

2,050

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

City centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Goedereede in the former municipality of Goedereede.

Goedereede [ˌɣu.də.ˈreː.də] ( listen) is a little town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality had a population of about 11,000 in 2010. It consisted of the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. Goedereede merged with Dirksland, Middelharnis, and Oostflakkee into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee on January 1, 2013. The town have a population of about 2,000 in 2012.

Goedereede received city rights in 1312 from Sir Gereart van Voorne.^{[citation needed]} The future Pope Adrian VI (1459–1523) was at one time pastor of the parish church of Goedereede.^[1] During a great fire in Goedereede in 1482 the old "Katharina Church" and its tower were destroyed. A new church was erected in 1512 beside the Toren van Goedereede (Goederede Tower), which still stands today.^[2] Goederede went into a long decline, losing trade to better-sited ports. There were insufficient funds to maintain the church. In 1706 the dilapidated building was pulled down, but the tower was preserved.^[1]

The former municipality of Goeree also includes the communities of, from west to east, Ouddorp, Goedereede (with Havenhoofd), Oostdijk, and Stellendam.

Noted residents

Pietertje van Splunter

References

Citations

↑ 1.0 1.1 Welkom: Torenmuseum Goedereede.
↑ Bezuijen 2010.

Sources'

Bezuijen, Jan (2010). "Koninklijke Eijsbouts, Goedereede". Retrieved 2013-05-11.
"Welkom". Torenmuseum Goedereede. 2007. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

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