Goedereede

Goedereede
City
Flag of Goedereede
Coat of arms of Goedereede
Location of Goedereede
Coordinates: 51°49′N 3°59′E / 51.82°N 3.98°E / 51.82; 3.98
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityGoeree-Overflakkee
Area
(2006)
 • Total153.85 km2 (59.40 sq mi)
 • Land71.32 km2 (27.54 sq mi)
 • Water82.53 km2 (31.87 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2012)
 • Total2,050
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
City centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Goedereede in the former municipality of Goedereede.

Goedereede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣudəˈreːdə] ) is a little city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality had a population of about 11,000 in 2010. It consisted of the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. Goedereede merged with Dirksland, Middelharnis, and Oostflakkee into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee on January 1, 2013. The town have a population of about 2,000 in 2012.

Goedereede received city rights in 1312 from Sir Gereart van Voorne.[citation needed] The future Pope Adrian VI (1459–1523) was at one time pastor of the parish church of Goedereede.[1] During a great fire in Goedereede in 1482 the old "Katharina Church" and its tower were destroyed. A new church was erected in 1512 beside the Toren van Goedereede (Goederede Tower), which still stands today.[2] Goederede went into a long decline, losing trade to better-sited ports. There were insufficient funds to maintain the church. In 1706 the dilapidated building was pulled down, but the tower was preserved.[1]

The former municipality of Goedereede also included the communities of, from west to east, Ouddorp, Goedereede (with Havenhoofd), Oostdijk, and Stellendam.