Editing Urk (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Urk harbor.jpg|thumb|right|The quay of Urk]]
The important economic pillar of the village remains fishery. After the IJsselmeer was formed, the Urkers moved their fishing operations to the [[North Sea]]. Additionally, Urk is focused on making a connection between the existing economy and new activities such as tourism, social care, maritime industry and services. The local council is keen to particularly promote tourism, retail and fisheries.[https://decentrale.regelgeving.overheid.nl/cvdr/XHTMLoutput/Actueel/Urk/CVDR266000.html] In the past, many lives were lost in storms on the Zuiderzee and North Sea. There is a memorial to lost fishermen on Urk, popularly known as the ''Urker vrouw'': a statue of a woman looking out to sea, vainly awaiting the return of her husband and sons.