Melissant

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Melissant

Total population

2,210

Coordinates51.77°, 4.07°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Melissant is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ab Klink

Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal

Aad van den Hoek

Dutch cyclist

Michael Vingerling

Dutch cyclist

Freek van Muiswinkel

Dutch actor (1935-1999)

Leo Vroegindeweij

Dutch sculptor (born 1955)

Pieter Koenraad

Dutch Naval Officer

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Willem Gestel

Dutch painter (1853–1952)

Pieter Roodzant

Dutch draughtsman

Elco Brinkman

Dutch politician (1948–2026)

Adriaan Goekoop

Dutch entrepreneur (1859-1914)

Henk van Rossum

Dutch politician (1919–2017)

Mitchel Steenman

Dutch rower

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Pietertje van Splunter

Dutch painter (born 1968)

Ad Bestman

Dutch politician (1944-1988)

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Pamela Domselaar

Dutch volleyball player

Teunis Zaaijer

Dutch surgeon (1837-1902)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Holland

• Sommelsdijk
  3.7 mi away · pop. 7,195
• Herkingen
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,265
• Middelharnis
  4.3 mi away · pop. 7,755
• Goedereede
  5 mi away · pop. 2,260
• Hellevoetsluis
  5.5 mi away · pop. 38,722
• Nieuwe-Tonge
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,410
• Ouddorp
  6.2 mi away · pop. 6,245
• Oudenhoorn
  6.7 mi away · pop. 1,290
• Stad aan 't Haringvliet
  7.8 mi away · pop. 1,284
• Tinte
  8.6 mi away · pop. 245
• Vierpolders
  8.9 mi away · pop. 1,742
• Zuidland
  8.9 mi away · pop. 5,288

Browse all places in South Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-10-02

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-09-25

Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias hyale

Seen 2026-09-21

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-09-21

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Seen 2026-09-21

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-09-21

Vespillo Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespillo

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Fleabane

Pulicaria dysenterica

Seen 2026-09-21

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers