Oud-Vossemeer Ou-Vossemaer | |
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Village | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
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) The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oud-Vossemeer in the municipality of Tholen. | |
| Coordinates: 51°34′14″N 4°11′59″E / 51.57056°N 4.19972°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Tholen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,767 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Oud-Vossemeer (Zeelandic: Ou-Vossemaer) is a village on the island of Tholen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 13 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom, close to the Eendracht, part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal.
The ancestors of the American presidential family Roosevelt may have lived in Oud-Vossemeer. A monument honoring the Four Freedoms (formulated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was placed in the center of the village.
It includes the previous municipality of Vrijberge.
Oud-Vossemeer was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.[1]
In 2001, the town of Oud-Vossemeer had 1948 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.45 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi), and contained 779 residences.[2] The statistical area "Oud-Vossemeer", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2720.[3]
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oud-Vossemeer". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
- Site about Oud Vossemeer, Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms Award