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Zierikzee () is a small city in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The city hall of Schouwen-Duiveland is located in Zierikzee, its largest city. Zierikzee is connected to Oosterschelde through a canal.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Zierikzee
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.native_name_lang
nl
Settlement.image_skyline
Zierikzee_1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View over Zierikzee
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Zierikzee.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Zierikzee wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
LocatieSchouwen-Duiveland.png
Settlement.image_map1
Map NL - Schouwen-Duiveland - Zierikzee.png
Settlement.map_caption1
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zierikzee in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Zeeland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Schouwen-Duiveland
Settlement.population_total
11460

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Zeeland
Population
11360
Area
3.67
Elevation
4
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
2009-09-05 Zierikzee 14.jpg
Dialing code
0111
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Commons category
Zierikzee
twinned administrative body
Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
topic's main category
Category:Zierikzee
postal code
4300–4303
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Modern history
  • References

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==References==

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

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