Tiengemeten | recreation area / ground, island, place with historical importance, interesting place

Netherlands / Zuid-Holland / Oostflakkee / Tiengemeten
 recreation area / ground, island, place with historical importance, interesting place
Tiengemeten is an island in the Haringvliet at some 24 km (15 mi.) south west of the city of Rotterdam. The island is a part of the municipality of Korendijk in the Dutch province of South Holland and has a population of about a dozen inhabitants. Until 1997, Tiengemeten way chiefly used for agricultural purposes, but ever since it is being redeveloped to become a wildlife area. On 10 May 2007 the island had officially been given back to nature – all inhabitants have been relocated and nature is left undisturbed. Website: www.tiengemeten.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiengemeten
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Coordinates:   51°44'24"N   4°18'28"E
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