Noord-Beveland

Noord-Beveland
(North Beveland)
Municipality

Aerial view of Noord-Beveland

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Noord-Beveland in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Coordinates: 51°35′N 3°45′E / 51.583°N 3.750°E / 51.583; 3.750Coordinates: 51°35′N 3°45′E / 51.583°N 3.750°E / 51.583; 3.750
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Marcel Delhez (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 121.51 km2 (46.92 sq mi)
 • Land 85.82 km2 (33.14 sq mi)
 • Water 35.69 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 7,469
 • Density 87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Noord-Bevelander
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 4484–4499
Area code 0113
Website www.noord-beveland.nl

Noord-Beveland(Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrd ˈbeːvəlɑnt]) (North Beveland) is a municipality and region in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde estuary to the north, and the former straits, now combined lake, of Veerse Meer and Zandkreek to the south. As part of the Delta Works, dams have connected Noord-Beveland to Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland.

Population centers

(there is no village called Noord-Beveland itself).

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, June 2015


Ganuenta

In Roman times, the town of Ganuenta lay north of where the village of Colijnsplaat is now, a location now covered by the water of the Oosterschelde. It was an important centre for trade. Nearby, there was a temple dedicated to the ancient regional sea goddess Nehalennia. A replica of this temple was officially opened in Colijnsplaat in August 2005.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Noord-Beveland. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4491EV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Van der Velde, Koert (August 13, 2005). Zeeuwse godin weer thuis. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 8–9.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Noord-Beveland.
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Oosterschelde
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