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Delfzijl

City in Eemsdelta, Netherlands

Citycity cadastral populated place in the Netherlands place with town rights and privilegesQ322986

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Eemsdelta(since 2021)
, Delfzijl(until 2020)
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Elevation: 1 m
Postal code: 9904–9909
, 9930–9934
, 9936–9937
+1 more
Website: delfzijl.nl

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Delfzijl is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl was a sluice between the Delf and the Ems, which became fortified settlement in the 16th century. The fortifications were removed in the late 19th century. Delfzijl is the fifth largest seaport in the Netherlands, and the largest port in the North East of the country.

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Twinned administrative body: Amsterdam
Sierre
Zelzate
Cesenatico
Named after: Q3021547
Located in or next to body of water: Mouth of the Ems river
Demonym: Delfzijler
Significant event: Siege of Delfzijl
Native label: Delfzijl pronunciation audio: Nl-Delfzijl.oga
Capital of: Delfzijl

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53.3333, 6.9167OpenStreetMap ↗

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