Delfzijl
Delfsiel (Gronings) | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Skyline of Delfzijl in 2011 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°55′E / 53.333°N 6.917°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Eemsdelta |
| Area | |
• Total | 227.50 km2 (87.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 133.07 km2 (51.38 sq mi) |
| • Water | 94.43 km2 (36.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Demonym | Delfzijler |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 9900 range[specify] |
| Area code | 0596[4] |
Delfzijl (Dutch: [dɛl(ə)fˈsɛil] ; Gronings: Delfziel [dɛlfˈsil]) is a city and former municipality (which now belongs to the municipality of Eemsdelta) 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.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9934EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ (in Dutch) Netnummer zoeken, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved 22 October 2015.