
Urk
The Netherlands
Urk: facts
At a glance
- Country: The Netherlands
- Region: Flevoland
- Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
- Population: approximately 22,173
- Coordinates: 52.6625° N, 5.6014° E
- Time zone: Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Distance to the capital, Amsterdam: 58 km (36 mi), straight line
Getting there
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ): 83 km (51 mi), straight line
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM): 111 km (69 mi), straight line
Nearby
- Emmeloord: 11 km (7 mi)
- Dronten: 17 km (11 mi)
- Lelystad: 19 km (12 mi)
- Enkhuizen: 21 km (13 mi)
- Kampen: 24 km (15 mi)
- Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zwolle, 37 km (23 mi)
Sources
- Urk
Coming up in Urk
- 15 Nov 2026: Sinterklaas arrival
- 5 Dec 2026: St Nicholas' Eve/Sinterklaas
- 5 Dec 2026: St. Nicholas' Eve (Sinterklaasavond)
- 24 Dec 2026: Christmas Eve
- 25 Dec 2026: Christmas Day
- 25 Dec 2026: Christmas (Kerstmis)
- 26 Dec 2026: Second Day of Christmas
- 26 Dec 2026: Second Day of Christmas (Tweede Kerstdag)
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