City Urk Netherlands,

Urk Netherlands
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	Urk, Information and images Urk is the oldest municipality in the province of Flevoland, has about 18,000 inhabitants and is located on the west side of the Noordoostpolders on the IJsselmeer.. Urk was formerly an island and lives mainly from fishing <9> <9> <121> Historical <122> <9> <9> * 966 first documented mention of the island of Urk <9> * until 1660 largely owned by the Van family de Werve <9> * until 1792 more or less owned by the city of Amsterdam, the dikes and the harbor built <9> * after 1792 belonging to the province of North Holland <9> * 1939 completion of the dike from Lemmer to Urk <9> * 1942 Draining of the Noordoostpolder under the Zuiderzee works - Urk becomes mainland constituent <9> * 1. 1. 1986 Integration into the new province Flevoland <9> <9> <121> General <122> <9> That Urk was an island for a long time, is still felt today.. The inhabitants of the city are very reformed-religious, extremely traditional and a little eccentric.. <9> Worth mentioning: due to its piety, the core people spend more per capita money on charitable causes than in any other city in Western Europe. <9> Urk also has the highest birth rate in the whole of the Netherlands.. <9> Urk has a charming center with an old fishing port, a local museum in the Old Town Hall and many old houses.. <9> There is always something going on in the harbor, both among the fishermen and in the popular yachting area.. Especially on Sunday after church, the whole place strolls on the jetty, ´Yachts look´ <9> Traditional singing in Urk, there are some well-known male choirs <9> <9> A visit to the harbor Urker fish in the harbor is worthwhile Definitely, eating fish is mandatory in Urk. <9> But if you also want to shop in the small shops, should arrive during the week, because on Sunday is absolute rest announced (except the stroll in the harbor) <9> <9> Pretty too the statue of the fisherwoman by the sea, longingly looking for her sweetheart.. <9> According to the inscription, the statue is dedicated to all those fishermen who remained at sea in the exercise of their profession.. <9> <9> <994/1347597> <994/1347598> <994/1347600> <9> 1420336 - Motorhome place Vakantiepark t´Urkerbos 8321NC Urk Flevoland Netherlands Pay for use site 16.70 Euro open 28.März until 30.September Motorhome place Urkebos 8321UC Urk Netherlands Pay for use site 17.00 Euro open 1.Januar until 12.Dezember Motorhome place Haven Urk 8321 Urk Flevoland Netherlands Pay for use site 17.5 Euro open Januar until Dezember Selected parking spaces \| general parking lot Allgemeiner Parkplatz niederlande 8321 BH Urk Vormtweg Selected sights \| viewpoint Burgemeester J. Schipper Kade niederlande 8321 EN Urk \| lighthouse Vuurtoren van Urk niederlande 8321GA Urk Wijk 3 \| Museum General Museum ´t Raadhuis niederlande 8321ET Urk Raadhuisstraat \| niederlande 8321BK , Urk Schelpenhoek \| niederlande 8255AE Dronten, Swifterbant Kamperhoekweg \| niederlande 8255AE Dronten, Swifterbant Kamperhoekweg \| niederlande 8309 Noordoostpolder, Tollebeek Urkerweg Selected service points \| car wash Autowaschanlage niederlande 8321 MC Urk motorhome places Urk in these books General Pois \| Tourist Info TouristInfo Niederlande 8321ET Urk Raadhuisstraat 2230065_Beschreibung \| School Schule niederlande 8321XG Urk Boterbloemstraat Basisschool de Regenboog Urk \| church Kirche niederlande Urk Prins Hendrikstraat Kerkje aan de Zee Urk \| Esso Esso niederlande Urk Westwal 2222110_Beschreibung \| Other sonstiges niederlande Urk Singel 2222109_Beschreibung Country and towns in the vicinity