Delfzijl is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands. It grew from a sluice on the Delf and the Ems into a fortified settlement in the 16th century, before the fortifications were removed in the late 19th century. It is now the fifth largest seaport in the Netherlands and the largest port in the country's northeast.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude53.333333 degrees north 3 Sources
1. GeoNames: Delfzijl
GeoNames geonameid 2757340 (Delfzijl), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia (Dutch): Delfzijl
Wikipedia (Dutch)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1303
De naam "Delfzijl" wordt voor het eerst genoemd in een oorkonde van 19 juni 1303.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1303
De naam "Delfzijl" wordt voor het eerst genoemd in een oorkonde van 19 juni 1303.
Source text, founding-year: 1303
De naam "Delfzijl" wordt voor het eerst genoemd in een oorkonde van 19 juni 1303.
View the Source 3. Delfzijl (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.333333, longitude 6.916667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1 m
View the SourceWikidata: Delfzijl
Wikidata Q322986, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Delfzijl (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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