Wieringen

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Wieringen is a former island and historical region in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its coastal landscape and role in major water management projects like the Afsluitdijk.

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Wieringen canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former island
historical region
administrativeStatusUntil independent municipality until 2012
AfsluitdijkCompletionYear 1932
borderedBy IJsselmeer
Wadden Sea
connectedBy Afsluitdijk
connectedToMainlandBy polders
country Netherlands
dateOfMunicipalMerger 2012
formerMunicipalityOf North Holland
hasArchaeologicalFind Wieringen treasure
hasEconomicActivity dairy farming
tourism
hasFeature historic farmsteads
salt marshes
sea dikes
small-scale fields
tidal flats
hasHighestPoint about 12 metres above sea level
hasLandscapeType coastal landscape
polder landscape
hasLocalDialect Wierings
hasNearbyTown Den Oever
Hippolytushoef
hasNearbyVillage Oosterland
Stroe
historicalRegionOf Frisia
knownFor agriculture
coastal defenses
dike building
fishing
languageRegion Dutch
locatedIn IJsselmeer area
former Zuiderzee
province of North Holland
region of West-Frisia
mergedInto Hollands Kroon
partOf UNESCO Wadden Sea region (ecological area)
municipality of Hollands Kroon
playedRoleIn Afsluitdijk construction
linked to: Afsluitdijk

Zuiderzee Works
separatedFromMainlandBy Amsteldiep
wasInhabitedSince early Middle Ages
wasIslandUntil 20th century land reclamation
WieringenTreasurePeriod Viking Age

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Den Oever locatedInRegion Wieringen
Hollands Kroon formedByMergerOf Wieringen
subject linked to: municipality of Hollands Kroon
Hollands Kroon containsFormerIsland Wieringen
subject linked to: municipality of Hollands Kroon