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City in South Holland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goedereede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣudəˈreːdə] ) is a little city 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.
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Coordinates: 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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 Goedereede also included the communities of, from west to east, Ouddorp, Goedereede (with Havenhoofd), Oostdijk, and Stellendam.
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