OUD-VOSSEMEER

'Oud-Vossemeer' () is a village on the island of Tholen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 11 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom, close to the Eendracht, part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal.
The ancestors of the American presidential family Roosevelt lived in Oud-Vossemeer. A monument honoring the Four Freedoms (formulated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt) was placed in the center of the village.
See also history of village and roosevelt on http://www.oudvossemeer.com
Oud-Vossemeer was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.^[1]
In 2001, the town of Oud-Vossemeer had 1948 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.45 km², and contained 779 residences.^[2]
The statistical area "Oud-Vossemeer", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2720.^[3]

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1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' [2]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' [3]. As of January 1, 2005.

External links

★ Map of the former municipality in 1868

★ Site about Oud Vossemeer, Roosevelt and Four Freedoms Award