Ottoland

Ottoland
Village
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ottoland in the former municipality of Graafstroom.
Coordinates: 51°54′N4°52′E / 51.900°N 4.867°E / 51.900; 4.867
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Molenlanden
Area
• Total	8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	985
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Ottoland is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 15 km northwest of Gorinchem.

In 2001, the village of Ottoland had 173 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.022 km², and contained 57 residences. ^[1] The statistical area "Ottoland", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 490. ^[2]

Ottoland was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, until it became part of Graafstroom. ^[3] In 2013, Graafstroom was made part of Molenwaard.^{[ citation needed ]} Until the 1980s Ottoland had only two streets, simply called A and B.

Reformed church in Ottoland

Farmhouse in the polder near Ottoland

See also

• Laagblokland

References

1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.