Vlissingen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlɪsɪŋə(n)]; Zeelandic: Vlissienge; historical name in English: Flushing) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315. In the 17th century Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
Population: 45,273
Latitude: 51° 26' 33.00" N
Longitude: 3° 34' 25.00" E
Bouches-de-l'Escaut (Dutch: Monden van de Schelde) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in the present Netherlands. It is named after the mouth of the river Scheldt (Escaut in French). It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Ho…
The naval Battle of Reimerswaal took place on 29 January 1574 during the Eighty Years' War between a Dutch and a Spanish fleet.
The Battle of Flushing was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War, fought on April 17, 1573 near the city of Flushing, Netherlands.
The Leopold Canal (Dutch: Leopoldkanaal or Leopoldvaart, French: Canal Léopold) is a canal in northern Belgium. Construction occurred between 1847 and 1850 after the Belgian government granted permission in 1846. It runs about 40 km (25 mi) westward…
Borsele ( pronunciation ; Zeelandic: Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.
The Veerse Meer (Lake Veere) is a lagoon in the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands.
Sint Anna ter Muiden is a Dutch town in the province of Zeeland. It is administratively a part of municipality of Sluis, and the town of Sluis lies about 1 km west. It is located on the westernmost point of the Netherlands (excluding the kingdom's o…
Moerkerke is a town in the Belgian province West Flanders and a part (deelgemeente) of the city of Damme
Midden-Zeeland Airport (ICAO: EHMZ), also known as Zeeland Airport, is an airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east northeast of Middelburg, Zeeland in the Netherlands, just south of the Veerse Meer lagoon. The airfield is uncontrolled and has a si…
This is a list of settlements in the province of Zeeland, in the Netherlands.
COVRA (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval) is the Dutch nuclear waste processing and storage company in Vlissingen, which stores the waste produced in the Borssele nuclear power plant after it is reprocessed by Areva NC in La Hague, Manche,…
Aagtekerke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːxtəˌkɛrkə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km (6 mi) northwest of Middelburg. In 2001, the town of Aagtekerke had 936 inhabitants. The bui…
Lissewege is a village and a subdivision in the municipality of Bruges, Belgium.
Kruiningen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
Kleverskerke is a small village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Middelburg, about 4 kilometres northeast of the city centre.
Heist-aan-Zee, or Heist, is a town in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium.
Eede is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
The Canal through Walcheren in the Netherlands crosses the east of Walcheren.