Wieringen
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Wieringen is a former island and historical region in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its coastal landscape and role in major water management projects like the Afsluitdijk.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former island
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeStatusUntil | independent municipality until 2012 ⓘ |
| AfsluitdijkCompletionYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
IJsselmeer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadden Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Afsluitdijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToMainlandBy | polders ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfMunicipalMerger | 2012 ⓘ |
| formerMunicipalityOf | North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind | Wieringen treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
dairy farming
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic farmsteads
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ sea dikes ⓘ small-scale fields ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | about 12 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType |
coastal landscape
ⓘ
polder landscape ⓘ |
| hasLocalDialect | Wierings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Den Oever
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hippolytushoef NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyVillage |
Oosterland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
coastal defenses ⓘ dike building ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
IJsselmeer area
ⓘ
former Zuiderzee ⓘ province of North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ region of West-Frisia ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Hollands Kroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO Wadden Sea region (ecological area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
municipality of Hollands Kroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Afsluitdijk construction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zuiderzee Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFromMainlandBy | Amsteldiep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasInhabitedSince | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| wasIslandUntil | 20th century land reclamation ⓘ |
| WieringenTreasurePeriod | Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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