Delfzijl
Delfzijl
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City | |
Skyline of Delfzijl in 2011 | |
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) | |
• Total | data missing |
| Demonym | Delfzijler |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 9900 range |
| Area code | 0596 |
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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.