Zeeland
| Zeeland | |||||
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| Anthem: Zeeuws volkslied | |||||
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| Kintra | Netherlands | ||||
| Capital | Middelburg | ||||
| Govrenment | |||||
| - Queen's Commissioner | Karla Peijs | ||||
| Aurie | |||||
| - Land | 1,788 km2 (690.4 sq mi) | ||||
| - Wattir | 1,146 km2 (442.5 sq mi) | ||||
| Aurie rank | 10t | ||||
| Indwallers (2006) | |||||
| - Land | 380,186 | ||||
| - Rank | 11t | ||||
| - Densitie | 212.6/km2 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator./sq mi) | ||||
| - Densitie rank | 10t | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | NL-ZE | ||||
| Releegion (2005) | Protestant 30% Catholic 20% Muslim 1.5% |
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| Wabsteid | www.Zeeland.nl | ||||
Zeeland Template:IPA-nl, crie Zealand in Inglis an aw, is the wastmaist province o the Netherlands. The province, locatit in the sooth-wast o the kintra, consists o a number o islands (hence its name, meanin "sea-land") an a strip borderin Belgium. Its caipital is Middelburg. Wi a population o aboot 380,000, its aurie is aboot 2930 km², o which amaist 1140 km² is watter. Lairge pairts o Zeeland are belaw sea level. The last great floodin o the aurie wis in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. Its beaches mak it a popular holiday destination in the simmer. Maist tourists are Germans. In some auries, the population can be twa tae fower times heicher durin heich simmer saison. The coat o airms o Zeeland shows a lion hauf-emergit frae watter, an the text "luctor et emergo" (Laitin for "A struggle an A emerge").[1] The Pacific naition o New Zealand is namit efter Zeeland.
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[edit] Constituent pairts
Frae north tae sooth, it consists o
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Tholen
- Noord-Beveland
- Walcheren, Zuid-Beveland
- Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (Zealands Flanders)
[edit] Municipalities
A leet o the municipalities, wi links tae maps:
- Borsele
- Flushing (Vlissingen)[1]
- Goes[2]
- Hulst
- Kapelle[3]
- Middelburg[4]
- Noord-Beveland[5]
- Reimerswaal[6]
- Schouwen-Duiveland[7]
- Sluis
- Terneuzen
- Tholen
- Veere[8]
| Municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Borsele | data missing |
| Goes | data missing |
| Hulst | data missing |
| Kapelle | data missing |
| Middelburg | data missing |
| Noord-Beveland | data missing |
| Reimerswaal | data missing |
| Schouwen-Duiveland | data missing |
| Sluis | data missing |
| Terneuzen | data missing |
| Tholen | data missing |
| Veere | data missing |
| Vlissingen | data missing |
[edit] References
- ↑ DeWaard, Dirk Marc (1983). Luctor et Emergo: The impact of the Second World War on Zeeland (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University
[edit] Freemit airtins
- Deltaworks Online – Flood Protection o Zeeland an Deltaregion
- Provincial Govrenment
- Zeeland at a glance
- Zeeland Tourist Board
- Zeeland Zakelijk Links
- Zeelandforum – Discussion Forum Zeeland
Template:Provinces o the Netherlands Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°45′E / 51.567°N 3.75°E Template:Burgundian Circle
