Dirksland

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Dirksland (population: 8,269 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 74.15 km² (of which 18.59 km² water).

The municipality of Dirksland also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Herkingen, Melissant.

Consisting of Melissant, Herkingen and Dirksland. The 1953 flood did not have such an enormous effect on these towns, because the lands they are on lay generally higher than the rest of the island. Dirksland is the biggest of the three and also has the only hospital on the island. The Van Weel-Bethesda hospital is one the smallest in the country, but has an excellent reputation in the country. Coming out very high in national hospital grade polls. Dirksland is recognisable from a distance by the big watertower. The towns are agriculturally focused and have several campgrounds for people who prefer rest over the busy Ouddorp area but want to be close to shore. Dirksland has an inland harbor with a newly restored gatecomplex. Herkingen lies on the south side of the island and borders the Grevelingenmeer. A saltwater lake that has been disconnected directly from the North Sea by the Brouwersdam, but still connects to the Oosterschelde which is saltwater. The Grevelingenmeer is a large watersports area with the main recreational areas on Schouwen-Duiveland. Herkingen is trying to join in with the tourism and has quite a large size yachting harbor. The town of Herkingen currently hosts several of the biggest modern windmills in the country.

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