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Region in Zeeland, Netherlands
Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
Region
Flag
Location of Zeelandic Flanders in Zeeland, Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Province
Zeeland
Municipalities
Sluis Terneuzen Hulst
Area
• Total
875.80 km2 (338.15 sq mi)
• Land
733.19 km2 (283.09 sq mi)
• Water
142.61 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2010)
106,522
Major roads
N58, N60, N61, N62 (Western Scheldt Tunnel)
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Zeelandic Flanders (Dutch: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen[ˌzeːusˈflaːndərə(n)]ⓘ; Zeeuws: Zeêuws-Vlaonderen; West Flemish: Zêeuws-Vloandern)[1] is the southernmost region of the province of Zeeland in the south-western Netherlands. It lies south of the Western Scheldt that separates the region from the remainder of Zeeland and the Netherlands to the north. Zeelandic Flanders is bordered to the south and to the east by Belgium.
^Vlaanderen in isolation: [ˈvlaːndərə(n)].
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ZeelandicFlanders (Dutch: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen [ˌzeːusˈflaːndərə(n)] ; Zeeuws: Zeêuws-Vlaonderen; West Flemish: Zêeuws-Vloandern) is the southernmost region...
of the province of Zeeland, with the notable exception of eastern ZeelandicFlanders. It has notable differences from Standard Dutch mainly in pronunciation...
the former County of Flanders, i.e. the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders, ZeelandicFlanders and French Flanders An indication of the...
stretched north into ZeelandicFlanders in what is now the Netherlands, and deep into French-speaking northern France. Today, "Flanders" is a term referring...
Four Amts, ZeelandicFlanders, the burgraviate of Aalst to the east and the County of Artois to the south, which remained part of Flanders until it became...
the Netherlands (ZeelandicFlanders in Zeeland, North Brabant and Limburg) in the north and east, and with France (French Flanders in Hauts-de-France)...
The County of Zeeland did not include the region of ZeelandicFlanders which was part of Flanders; conversely, the modern Province of Zeeland does not...
the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a further 50,000 in the neighbouring Dutch coastal district of ZeelandicFlanders (200,000 if including the closely...
now called Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (or ZeelandicFlanders) was not part of Zeeland, but a part of the county of Flanders (still under Habsburg control) that...
is spoken in West Flanders (Belgium), the western part of ZeelandicFlanders (Netherlands) and historically also in French Flanders (France). East Flemish...
were defended only by a few platoons. The defence of ZeelandicFlanders, the Dutch part of Flanders, was largely left to the Allies. The main Dutch army...
belonging to the former Duchy of Limburg (Eupen-Malmedy), Dutch Limburg, ZeelandicFlanders, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. To a lesser degree, they also...
southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of ZeelandicFlanders. With almost 55,000 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality...
in the province of East Flanders and a narrow strip in the southeast of West Flanders in Belgium and eastern ZeelandicFlanders in the Netherlands. Even...
Flemish (Westvlaams) is spoken in West Flanders, the western part of ZeelandicFlanders and also in French Flanders, where it virtually became extinct to...
County of Flanders St. Michael's Church in Ghent, in the former County of Flanders St. Willibrord's Basilica in Hulst, in ZeelandicFlanders: until 1648...
in France) the County of Flanders, except for ZeelandicFlanders part of the Dutch Generality Lands from 1648, Walloon Flanders ceded to France by the 1678...
Sluis (Dutch: [slœys] ; Zeelandic: Sluus [slys]; French: Écluse) is a town and municipality located in the west of ZeelandicFlanders, in the south-western...
considered above. This said, there are several catholic regions, mostly in ZeelandicFlanders. Various cultural differences are associated with this border, including...
municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of ZeelandicFlanders. Hulst received city rights in the 12th century. Hulst was captured...
reduced toll for residents of ZeelandicFlanders (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen). Correct as of 12/04/2014 In April 2006, ZeelandicFlanders citizens in cooperation with...
The Zwin is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian–Dutch border. It consists of the entrance area of a former tidal inlet which during...
daughter of Jona van Middelhoven (1685–1770). They lived in Zaamslag, ZeelandicFlanders, which was and still is a rather isolated place in the Netherlands...
The Sophia Polder is a polder to the south of Oostburg, Netherlands. It is one of a group of polders in the Ottevaere en Van Damme polder complex [nl]...
of North Brabant Flanders of the States (Staats-Vlaanderen): the northern part of the County of Flanders, present ZeelandicFlanders and nowadays part...
ruled by the United Republic, not admitted as member provinces): ZeelandicFlanders (south of the river Scheldt), the present Dutch province of North...
match: French Flanders belonged to the County of Flanders, but is today part of France. ZeelandicFlanders belonged to the County of Flanders, but is today...
re-unification with West Flanders, East Flanders, Tournaisis and ZeelandicFlanders into an independent Flemish state, unification with the Netherlands...
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