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Zwin
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Also known as Het Zwin

thumb|Sea lavender blossoms in August–September

Key facts

Protected area.name
Zwin
Protected area.image
File:Zwin.jpg
Protected area.image_size
288
Protected area.image_caption
Zwin at high tide seen from the Dutch to the Belgian side
Protected area.map_width
192
Protected area.location
Belgian–Dutch border
Protected area.nearest_city
Knokke-Heist, Sluis
Protected area.area_km2
1.58
Protected area.established
1952
Protected area.url
http://www.zwin.be/

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thumb|Sea lavender blossoms in August–September

The Zwin () is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian–Dutch border. It consists of the entrance area of a former tidal inlet which during the Middle Ages connected the North Sea with the ports of Sluis and Bruges inland.

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

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