Urk

Urk is a town and municipality in the Dutch province of . This former island is situated on the edge of the and directly connected to the IJsselmeer. Because of this people in Urk still say they are living 'on' Urk instead of 'in' Urk.
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  • Town with about 21,200 residents
  • Description: town and municipality in Flevoland, the Netherlands
  • Postal codes
    8321
    8322
  • Also known as
    “Urk, Flevoland”
    “Urk, Netherlands”
  • Neighbors

Places of Interest

Discover Urk Lighthouse and Raadhuis.
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is a lighthouse in Urk at the eastern banks of the in the .
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Museum
is a museum.
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Church
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tollebeek.
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Village
is a village in the province of .
5 km east of Urk

Urk

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Latitude
52.6655° or 52° 39′ 56″ north
Longitude
5.5988° or 5° 35′ 56″ east
UN/LOCODE
NL URK
Open location code
9F47MH8X+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47137733
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
2745932
Wiki­data ID
Q273746

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Urk” goes by many names.
UrkAfrikaans
UrkAlbanian
أوركArabic
ՈւրկArmenian
UrkAsturian
UrkBalinese
UrkBasque
UrkBreton
UrkCatalan
Gemeente UrkCebuano
UrkCebuano
于尔克Chinese
于爾克Chinese
UrkDanish
Gemeente UrkDutch
UrkDutch
Urk (gemeente)Dutch
Urk (plaats)Dutch
UrkEsperanto
UrkEstonian
UrkFaroese
UrkFrench
UrkGerman
UrkHakka Chinese
אורקHebrew
UrkHungarian
UrkIndonesian
UrkIrish
UrkItalian
ユルクJapanese
UrkJavanese
ҮркKirghiz
위르크Korean
UrkKurdish
UrkLadin
UrkLimburgan
UrkasLithuanian
UrkLow German
UrkLuxembourgish
UrkMalay
UrkMin Nan Chinese
UrkNorwegian
UrkNorwegian Bokmål
УркOssetian
اورکPersian
UrkPolish
UrkPortuguese
UrkRomanian
УркRussian
UrkSaterfriesisch
UrkScottish Gaelic
UrkSpanish
UrkSwedish
UrkTurkish
УркUkrainian
ارکUrdu
UrkVenetian
UrkVolapük
UrkWaray (Philippines)
UrkWestern Frisian
于爾克Yue Chinese
於爾克Yue Chinese
UrkZeeuws

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Urk”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Urk-Noord and Urk-Kom.
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

Flevoland: Highlights

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