Urk

Urk is a municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands. It has about 20,000 people (2016), and is both a former municipality of North Holland and of Overijssel.

Municipality
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Coordinates: 52°39′49.1″N 5°36′07.3″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Flevoland
Government
• Mayor	Cees van den Bos
Area
• Total	13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	16,231
• Density	1,234/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code	8320–8324
Website	Official website

Urk is a former island and well-known for its fishery activities.

Urk Media

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  Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Urk, June 2015

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  MapofURK(publ.)

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  Aerial photograph of the former island Urk, before its integration in the Noordoostpolder, 1920–1940. Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie.

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  Aerial photograph of the former island Urk, 1920–1940. Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie.

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  Urk (Netherlands)

Other websites

• Urk website
• Media related to Urk at Wikimedia Commons

Municipalities of Flevoland (6)

Almere · Dronten · Lelystad · Noordoostpolder · Urk · Zeewolde

Netherlands · Provinces · Municipalities