Sluis
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| Location in Zeeland Location in Zeeland |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zeeland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Annemiek Jetten (PvdA) | ||
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| • Total | 307.16 km2 (118.60 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 279.67 km2 (107.98 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 27.49 km2 (10.61 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 2 m (7 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 23,801 | ||
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 4500–4519, 4524–4529 | ||
| Area code | 0117 | ||
| Website | www |
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Sluis (<phonos file="248 Sluis.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands.
The current incarnation of the municipality exists since on 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of Oostburg and Sluis-Aardenburg merged on that date. The latter of these two municipalities was formed from a merger between the previous municipality named Sluis and the former municipality of Aardenburg.
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History
The town received city rights in 1290.
In 1340 the Battle of Sluys was fought nearby at sea.
During the Eighty Years' War in 1587 the town was captured by Spanish troops under the Duke of Parma and was retaken in 1604 by a Dutch and English force under Maurice of Nassau.
From 2006 until its closure in 2013, Oud Sluis was one of only two Michelin three-starred restaurants in the entire country.
Geography
In addition to the town of Sluis itself, the municipality is made up of the following population centres:
Sint Anna ter Muiden, with a population of only 50 (2001), is a small village about 1 km west of the town of Sluis, located on the westernmost point of the Netherlands.
Demography
The population of the city is 2,040 (as of 2001).
Transport
A ferry connection across the Westerschelde exists between Breskens and Vlissingen. After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now carries only pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Notable residents
- Seventeenth-century painter Jacob van Loo was from Sluis.
- Johan Hendrik van Dale, the creator of the Dutch Van Dale dictionary, (Sluis, 15 February 1828 – 19 May 1872)
- Ernst Oppler, German painter, lived some years in Sluis
See also
References
External links
Media related to Sluis at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Dutch)
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