Walcheren 80th Anniversary

Walcheren is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Eastern Scheldt in the north and the Western Scheldt in the south and is roughly the shape of a rhombus. The two sides facing the North Sea consist of dunes and the rest of its coastline is made up of dykes. Middelburg, the provincial ca…
Walcheren is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Eastern Scheldt in the north and the Western Scheldt in the south and is roughly the shape of a rhombus. The two sides facing the North Sea consist of dunes and the rest of its coastline is made up of dykes. Middelburg, the provincial capital, lies at Walcheren's centre. Vlissingen, 9 kilometres to the south, is the main harbour and the third municipality is Veere.
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Province: Zeeland
  • Municipality: Middelburg · Veere · Vlissingen
  • Population (2003): 113,546
  • COROP: Walcheren
  • Area code: 0118
  • Major roads: A58, N57

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