Ouddorp

#623 among destinations in the Netherlands

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Ouddorp is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. The statistical area Ouddorp, also including the peripheral parts of the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of approximately 6,040, as of 1 January 2005. Ouddorp was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Goedereede, which in turn became part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013. It is the second-largest town on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. Kees van der Staaij, leader of the right-wing reformed Dutch political party SGP usually spends his days off with Easter in Ouddorp. ()

Alternative names: Population: 5.9 thous.Coordinates: 51°48'33"N, 3°56'4"E

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Zuid-HollandNetherlands

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Ouddorp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: De Hoop, Toren van Goedereede, Grevelingen, Haringvlietdam.

~1230 ftN
Windmill
De Hoop
6 min walk • De Hoop is a flour windmill in Ouddorp built in 1845 and fully renovated in 1984. It is one of the few windmills in the Netherlands that is still privately owned, and is still in full commercial operation.
1.9 miE
Tower
Toren van Goedereede, Goedereede
48 min walk • The Toren van Goedereede is a gray square brick tower in Goedereede, Netherlands, 39.5 metres high, belonging to the Catharina church. It was built in 1512. From 1552 to 1912 the tower served as a lighthouse, and went through various changes during this period. Today it has been restored and is a museum, housing a carillon.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grevelingen
137 min walk • Grevelingen or Grevelingenmeer is a closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary on the border of the Dutch provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.
5.2 miE
Dam
Haringvlietdam
132 min walk • The Haringvliet sluices are a construction that closed off the estuary of the Haringvliet, Netherlands, as part of the Delta Works. The structure consists of 17 sluices, several kilometres of dam and a shipping lock.
0.6 miS
Church
Dorpskerk
17 min walk • The Dorpskerk also known as the Maartenskerk in Ouddorp was completed in 1348 and is situated in the town's centre. The tower was completed in the early 16th-century. The church was completely renovated in the 18th-century. The church and tower are rijksmonuments, listed as number 16267 and 16268.
1.9 miE
51°49'7"N • 3°58'35"E
Catharinakerk, Goedereede
49 min walk • Church
3.2 miSW
Museum
RTM Ouddorp
81 min walk • The Former RTM Foundation is a streetcar museum and operates a streetcar service on the route Punt van Goeree - Port Zélande - Scharendijke on the Brouwersdam with historical rolling stock of the former Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij.
4.3 miSW
Dam
Brouwersdam
111 min walk • The Brouwersdam is the seventh structure of the Delta Works in the Netherlands. Brouwersdam forms a barrier across the former estuary known as the Brouwershavense Gat. As a result, the area of water became known as the Grevelingenmeer.
1.8 miE
Windmill
Windvang, Goedereede
46 min walk • De Windvang, is a round stone mill in Goedereede on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in the Dutch province of South Holland.
6.8 miSW
51°43'42"N • 3°50'32"E
molen 'De Lelie', Duiveland
175 min walk • Windmill
5.2 miS
51°44'18"N • 3°53'39"E
Receptie Landal Port Greve, Duiveland
133 min walk • Water park, Park