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Noord-Beveland

North Beveland
Municipality
Aerial view of Noord-Beveland
Aerial view of Noord-Beveland
Flag of Noord-Beveland
Flag
 Coat of arms of Noord-Beveland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Noord-Beveland in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Established 1 January 1995
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 121.51 km2 (46.92 sq mi)
 • Land 85.82 km2 (33.14 sq mi)
 • Water 35.69 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 7,469
 • Density 87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Noord-Bevelander
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4484–4499
Area code 0113

Noord-Beveland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrd ˌbeːvəlɑnt]; "North Beveland") is a municipality and region in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde estuary to the north, and the former straits, now combined lake, of Veerse Meer and Zandkreek to the south. As part of the Delta Works, dams have connected Noord-Beveland to Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland.

Population centers

  • Colijnsplaat
  • Geersdijk
  • Kamperland
  • Kats
  • Kortgene
  • Wissenkerke

There is no village called Noord-Beveland itself.

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, June 2015

Ganuenta

In Roman times, the town of Ganuenta lay north of where the village of Colijnsplaat is now, a location now covered by the water of the Oosterschelde. It was an important centre for trade. Nearby, there was a temple dedicated to the ancient regional sea goddess Nehalennia. A replica of this temple was officially opened in Colijnsplaat in August 2005.

Notable people

  • Johannis de Rijke (1842 in Colijnsplaat – 1913) a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government
  • Eduard Flipse (1896 in Wissenkerke – 1973) a Dutch conductor and composer
  • Neeltje Karelse (1926 in Kortgene – 2015) a Dutch track-and-field athlete, competed at 1948 Summer Olympics

Gallery

  • Nicolaaskerk (Kortgene) (7)

    Nicolaaskerk, Kortgene

  • 4493 Kamperland, Netherlands - panoramio (4)

    Kamperland

  • Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene 01-10-2011

    Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene

  • Vijver met kerk - panoramio

    Vijver met kerk

See also

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