Poortvliet

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Poortvliet
—  Village  —

Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Poortvliet in the municipality of Tholen.
Coordinates: 51°32′40″N 4°8′39″E / 51.54444°N 4.14417°E / 51.54444; 4.14417Coordinates: 51°32′40″N 4°8′39″E / 51.54444°N 4.14417°E / 51.54444; 4.14417
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Tholen
Area
 • Total 31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
 • Total 1,706
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Poortvliet is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 12 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom.

Poortvliet was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.[1]

In 2001, the village of Poortvliet had 1154 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.43 km², and contained 489 residences.[2] The statistical area "Poortvliet", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1720.[3]

Famous Russia Today correspondent Richard van Poortvliet is said to originate from Poortvliet.[dubious ]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.

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