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Vlissingen

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Vlissingen

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Also known as Flushing

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.

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Vlissingen is a historic city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren that has served as an important harbor for centuries due to its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea. The city gained prominence during the Dutch Golden Age as a major port for the Dutch East India Company and is notable as the birthplace of the celebrated naval commander Michiel de Ruyter.

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Vlissingen
Settlement.other_name
Flushing
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Vlissingen vlag.svg
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100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Vlissingen wapen.svg
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100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0718 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Vlissingen in a municipal map of Zeeland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Zeeland
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Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
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1
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
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Province
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Zeeland
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
municipality of the Netherlands
Official name
Vlissingen
Demonym
flessinghesi
Country
Netherlands
Located in
Zeeland
Population
44358
Area
344.97
Elevation
1
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Body of water
Western Scheldt
Shares border with
Sluis
Official website
www.vlissingen.nl
Image
Vliss StJacob.jpg
Households
21614
Dialing code
0118
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twinned administrative body
Ambon
topic's main category
Category:Vlissingen
Commons category
Vlissingen
postal code
4380–4389
category for people born here
Category:Births in Vlissingen
contains settlement
Ritthem
category of associated people
Category:People from Vlissingen
Commons gallery
Vlissingen
inception
1247-00-00
water as percent of area
90.09
native label
Vlissienge
time of earliest written record
0620-00-00
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+31118487000
P12749
Saints Cosmas and Damian
P8168
Sage Grouse
has works in the collection
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Name
  • Etymology
  • Historical English name "Flushing"
  • Gallery
  • Topography
  • Climate
  • Notable people
  • The arts
  • Science
  • Admirals
  • Other maritime travellers
  • Sport
  • Transport
  • In popular culture
  • References
  • External links

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.

Vlissingen is mainly noted for the yards on the Scheldt where most of the ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) are built.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vlissingen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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