Borsele facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Borsele
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Church in Ovezande
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Location in Zeeland
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| 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)
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| • 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
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| Area code | 0113 | ||
Borsele, Zeelandic: Bossele, is a municipality on the former island of Zuid-Beveland, Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands.
About 23,000 people were living in Borsele in 2017.
South of the municipality lies the Western Scheldt.
The north entrance of the Western Scheldt Tunnel is in Borsele.
Borssele Nuclear Power Station is also situated in the municipality.
Municipalities of Zeeland (13)Borsele · Goes · Hulst · Kapelle · Middelburg · Noord-Beveland · Reimerswaal · Schouwen-Duiveland · Sluis · Terneuzen · Tholen · Veere · Vlissingen
Images for kids
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borsele, June 2015
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Hans Warren, 1981
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Borssele Nuclear Power Plant
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Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting
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't Hof te Baarland te Baarland
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Wiel, showing a pool resulting from a dike breach and subsequent re-empoldering.
See also
In Spanish: Borsele para niños
