Oude-Tonge

Village in South Holland, Netherlands

51°41′28″N 4°12′46″E / 51.6909725°N 4.2126986°E / 51.6909725; 4.2126986CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityGoeree-OverflakkeeArea

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• Total24.66 km² (9.52 sq mi)Elevation

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0.4 m (1.3 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

• Total138,085 • Density5,600/km² (15,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3255^[1]

Dialing code0187

Oude-Tonge English:Old Toungue (also: Oudetonge^[3]) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 16 km south of Hellevoetsluis.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1420 or 1421 as "die Tonghe". The current name means "old headland". Oude (old) has been added to distinguish from Nieuwe-Tonge.^[4] Oude-Tonge developed after Het Oudland polder was created in 1438. It is located in the heerlijkheid Grijsoord which was flooded in the 13th century. In 1647, the village burnt down. The harbour was connected to a canal after the Aymon-Louisepolder was created in 1856.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church is a double aisled church from the late 15th century. The tower was constructed in the early 16th century. It used to have an onion shaped spire, but it was removed during the 1812 restoration. The Catholic Assumption of Mary Church is a three aisled basilica-like church which was built between 1896 and 1897, and designed by Joseph Cuypers.

Oude-Tonge was home to 2,263 people in 1840.^[3] The village was severely affected by the North Sea flood of 1953.^[5] Oude-Tonge was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Oostflakkee.^[6] In 2013, it became part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.^[3]

Gallery

Catholic church: de kerk OLV Hemelvaart
Windmill: korenmolen de Korenbloem
Street view with former town hall
Harbour of Oude-Tonge

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 3255AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oude-Tonge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "Oude-Tonge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Oude-Tonge" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9034 3. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.