Neeltje Jans (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈneːlcəjɑns]) is an artificial island in the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland, halfway between Noord-Beveland and Schouwen-Duiveland in the Oosterschelde. It was constructed to facilitate the construction of the Oosterscheldedam.
After the construction, a fun park with attractions and other various expositions were built on the island, which are now connected to the shore through the dam. Another addition of the island is a nature reserve.[1]
The island was named after a nearby sand bank. The name of this sandbank has two possible origins:[2]
It could be named after a boat with the name Neeltje Jans, stranded on the sandbank. Neeltje is a Dutch first name (a diminutive from Cornelia or Neelie like in Neelie Kroes). Jans is a familiar surname (meaning a son or daughter of Jan).
It could be named after a goddess of the sea, Nehalennia.
The second stage of the 2015 Tour de France finished on Neeltje Jans on 5 July 2015.[3]
^Natuurmonumenten
^Holland museums
^"Tweede etappe Tour 2015 finisht op Neeltje Jans" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
NeeltjeJans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈneːlcə jɑns]) is an artificial island in the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland, halfway between Noord-Beveland...
large objects. For example, the dry dock on the artificial island of Neeltje-Jans was used for the construction of the Oosterscheldekering, a large dam...
Delta Works are completed. Zeeland is safe.) At the artificial island Neeltje-Jans, at one end of the barrier, a plaque is installed with the words: "Hier...
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contemporary architecture projects including the Salt Water Pavilion at NeeltjeJans, the Web of North Holland at the 2002 World Expo in Haarlemmermeer, the...
recovered by Platvoet et al. from artificial structures in and around the Neeltje-Jans and the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in Burghsluis, Zeeland. As...
Kyoto - which I believe is wrong." Ted Sluijter, press spokesman for NeeltjeJans, the public park where the Delta Works are located, said, "I don't want...
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copy as title (link) "Gemeente Veere Internet | English | Deltapark NeeltjeJans". www.veere.nl. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. "Home - Scoutcenter...
allowed to enter. Stage two's finish line was on the artificial island of NeeltjeJans although it was officially named as the wider region of Zeeland. "Teams...
international scene of architecture with his water pavilion on the island of NeeltjeJans (opened in 1997), a building consisting of two halves of which he designed...
known to have been preserved, three of which are on display at Deltapark NeeltjeJans, and one at the Computer Museum of the University of Amsterdam. Delta...
Retrieved 4 July 2015. "Tour de France: Greipel wins storm-swept stage to NeeltjeJans". Cyclingnews.com. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015. "Cancellara abandons...
Roots of the City, Nieuwmarkt metro station, opening in 1980 Furnishing NeeltjeJans (with Wilhelm Holzbauer, Frei Otto, Martin Manning), 1987 Normal Amsterdam...
he had married Neeltje Huisman, a fisherman's widow who already had six children. Shortly after the marriage, the oldest of Neeltje's daughters had a...
Fruitteeltmuseum Zijdemuseum Zeeuws Museum Voetbal Experience Deltapark NeeltjeJans Oorlogsmuseum Switchback Terra Maris Watersnoodmuseum Het Arsenaal Zeeuws...
(MSL)—the Oosterschelde dam between the working islands of Noordland and NeeltjeJans in 1972 witnessed minimised sand losses thanks to the employment of high-capacity...
1662–1745), the eldest daughter of Christopher Janse Abeel (1621–1684) and NeeltjeJans Kroom. Magdalena's brother was Johannes Abeel (1667–1711), the second...
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