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Borsele

Bossele  (Zeeuws)
Municipality
Church in Ovezande
Church in Ovezande
Flag of Borsele
Flag
 Coat of arms of Borsele
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Borsele in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 194.52 km2 (75.10 sq mi)
 • Land 141.72 km2 (54.72 sq mi)
 • Water 52.80 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 22,651
 • Density 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Borsselaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4430–4456
Area code 0113

Borsele (Dutch: [ˈbɔrsələ]; Zeelandic: Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.

The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s.

The municipality is mainly known for the Borssele Nuclear Power Station and the Central Storage for Radioactive Waste.

Population centres

  • Baarland
  • Borssele
  • Driewegen
  • Ellewoutsdijk
  • 's-Gravenpolder
  • 's-Heer Abtskerke
  • 's-Heerenhoek
  • Heinkenszand
  • Hoedekenskerke
  • Kwadendamme
  • Lewedorp
  • Nieuwdorp
  • Nisse
  • Oudelande
  • Ovezande.

Topography

Gem-Borsele-OpenTopo
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borsele, June 2015

Transport

The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to Terneuzen in Zeelandic Flanders.

Notable people

Hans Warren
Hans Warren, 1981
  • Adrianus Barlandus [1486 in Baarland – 1538) a Dutch historian of merit
  • Hans Warren (1921 in Borssele – 2001) a Dutch writer

Sport

  • Dingenis de Wilde (1885 in Heinkenszand – 1947) a Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Cees Priem (born 1950 in Ovezande) a retired professional road bicycle racer, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Jan Raas (born 1952 in Heinkenszand, near Goes) a Dutch former professional cyclist
  • Angelique van der Meet (born 1991 in 's-Heer Abtskerke) a Dutch tennis player

Gallery

  • Borssele 2008-2011-08-07

    Borssele Nuclear Power Plant

  • Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting

    Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting

  • Baarland1

    't Hof te Baarland te Baarland

  • BosseleWeêle

    Wiel, showing a pool resulting from a dike breach and subsequent re-empoldering.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Borsele para niños

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