Herkingen
Encyclopedia
Herkingen is a village in the Dutch
province of South Holland
. It is located on the south coast of the island Goeree-Overflakkee
, in the municipality of Dirksland
.
Herkingen was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1966, when it merged with Dirksland.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It is located on the south coast of the island Goeree-Overflakkee
Goeree-Overflakkee
Goeree-Overflakkee is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.From west to east, it...
, in the municipality of Dirksland
Dirksland
Dirksland is a town and municipality on Goeree-Overflakkee Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 8,269 in 2004, and covers an area of 74.15 km² of which 18.59 km² is water.The municipality of Dirksland also includes...
.
Herkingen was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1966, when it merged with Dirksland.