Goedereede

Goedereede
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51.82°N 3.98°E / 51.82; 3.98
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Area(2006)
• Total	153.85 km2 (59.4 sq mi)
• Land	71.32 km2 (27.5 sq mi)
• Water	82.53 km2 (31.9 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
• Total	11,646
• Density	163/km2 (422.2/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.goedereede.nl

Town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Goedereede in the municipality of Goedereede.

Goedereede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣudəˈreːdə], locally [ˌχudəˈreɪ̯də] ( listen)) is a municipality and a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 11408 in 2010, and covers an area of 153.85 km² (59.40 mile²) of which 82.53 km² (31.87 mile²) is water. It consists of the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee.

The municipality of Goeree also includes the communities, from west to east, Ouddorp, Goedereede (with Havenhoofd), (Oostdijk) and Stellendam.

The Brouwersdam is a dam, part of the Delta Works, from the island Goeree-Overflakkee to Schouwen-Duiveland, in Zeeland. The Haringvlietsluizen are floodgates, also part of the Delta Works, from Goedereede to the border of Westvoorne and Hellevoetsluis on the island of Voorne-Putten.

Goedereede received city rights in 1312. From Sir Gereart van Voorne.

Income consists mainly of tourism and fishery. Because of the extended beach close by, Ouddorp has a large number of camping grounds. Ouddorp, Goedereede and Stellendam have all an extended fishing fleet.

External links

• Official Website
• Radio Goeree Lokaal - Local Radio Broadcast
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/goeree-overflakkee
• Kunststichting Goedereede - Art foundation
• Lifeguard