Oost-Souburg

Oost-Souburg is a town in the municipality of Vlissingen in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Oost-Souburg
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Oost-souburg1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ringwall in Oost-Souburg
Settlement.image_shield: Wapen-OostSouburg.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands

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Oost-Souburg is a town in the municipality of Vlissingen in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1162 as Sutburch, and used to mean "southern fortified place", because it was the most southern of three defensive structures to defend against the Vikings. Oost (east) was added later to distinguish from West-Souburg. Oost-Souburg developed around the 9th century walled fortification. The fortification was abandoned in the 10th century.