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Schouwen-Duiveland
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Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water).
Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality located on an island in Zeeland, a province in the southwestern Netherlands. With a population of about 33,737 people, it is a populated area that combines both land and water within its borders.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zierikzee 1.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Zierikzee city centre
- Settlement.image_flag
- Schouwen-Duiveland vlag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Schouwen-Duiveland.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 1676 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Schouwen-Duiveland in a municipal map of Zeeland
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Zeeland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zeeland
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 January 1997
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Zeeland
- Population
- 34065
- Area
- 301.34
- Elevation
- 0
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- North Sea
- Shares border with
- Noord-Beveland
- Official website
- www.schouwen-duiveland.nl
- Image
- Zierikzee 1.jpg
- Households
- 14884
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- topic's main category
- Category:Schouwen-Duiveland
- Commons category
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- postal code
- 4300–4329
- contains settlement
- Burgh
- Commons gallery
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- inception
- 1997-01-01
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Schouwen-Duiveland
- terms of service URL
- www.schouwen-duiveland.nl/proclaimer.html
- native label
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +31111452000
- P8168
- Pernille Dupont
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Topography
- Demography
- Nature in Schouwen-Duiveland
- Governance
- City council
- Mayor & Aldermen
- Culture
- Notable residents
- Public thinking & public service
- The arts
- Science & business
- Sport
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water).
The northside of the island has two fixed connections to Goeree-Overflakkee, the Brouwersdam and the Grevelingen. The southside has two fixed connections to cross the Oosterschelde to North Beveland, the Stormvloed Kering or Oosterscheldedam, part of the Delta Works and the Zeeland Bridge. The island is mostly flat and is, besides a small area, below the sea level. On the western tip is a dune whose highest point is about 42 meters above sea level. The island is, in the summer, very popular with (German) tourists. The Renesse area is a popular holiday destination for young people.
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