Walcheren

capital city of Zeeland, the Netherlands

Vlissingen (; ) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315. In the 17th century the roadstead of Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It is also known as the birthplace of Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.

270px|thumb|Municipality of Veere in 2015

Walcheren () is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Eastern Scheldt in the north and the Western Scheldt in the south and is roughly the shape of a rhombus. The two sides facing the North Sea consist of dunes and the rest of its coastline is made up of dykes. Middelburg, the provincial capital, lies at Walcheren's centre. Vlissingen, to the south, is the main harbour and the third municipality is Veere.

estuary of the Scheldt river

Domburg is a seaside resort on the North Sea, on the northwest coast of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 11 km northwest of the city of Middelburg, the provincial capital.

Arnemuiden is a city of around 5000 people in the municipality of Middelburg in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is located on the former island of Walcheren, about 3 km east of the city of Middelburg.

lake in the Netherlands

1809 campaign during the War of the Fifth Coalition

artificial island on the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in the municipality of Veere in the Netherlands

canal for ships CEMT Va in Zeeland, Netherlands

dam in Veere, Netherlands

two naval battles of the Franco-Dutch War, fought off the Netherlands coast on 7 June and 14 June 1673

1944 engagement in the battle of the Scheldt during World War II