Urk facts for kids
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Urk
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Current town and former island of Urk
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Location in Flevoland
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Flevoland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 109.91 km2 (42.44 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 98.38 km2 (37.98 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 19,567 | ||
| • Density | 1,697/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Urker | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
8320–8324
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| Area code | 0527 | ||
Urk is a town and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands. It has about 20,000 people (2016), and is both a former municipality of North Holland and of Overijssel.
Urk is a former island and well-known for its fishery activities.
Municipalities of Flevoland (6)Almere · Dronten · Lelystad · Noordoostpolder · Urk · Zeewolde
Images for kids
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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Urk, June 2015
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Urk Island (1852)
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Aerial photograph of the former island Urk, 1920–1940. Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie.
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The quay of Urk
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See also
In Spanish: Urk para niños
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