Located in the Dutch province of Flevoland, Urk is a stunning fishing town that was once an island in the Zuiderzee before being connected to the mainland in the 20th century. With a history that ...

A trial using peach pits to cover the ground in a children’s playground on the staunchly Protestant former island of Urk has failed because the children used them as missiles, local media reported.

Urk is a charming town located in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands. Originally an island in the Zuiderzee (a former inland sea), it was reclaimed and connected to the mainland in the 20th ...