Nieuw-Strijen is a
polder and a former municipality in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
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, located on the island of
Tholen
Tholen () is a 25,000 people municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality of Tholen takes its name from the town of Tholen, which is the largest population center in the municipality.
The municipality consists of two peninsu ...
. The small village "Nieuw-Strijen" is now called
Strijenham.
Nieuw-Strijen was a separate municipality until 1813, when it was merged with
Poortvliet
Poortvliet (; Zeelandic: ''Poôfliet'') is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen and lies about 12 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1200 as Portfli ...
.
References
Former municipalities of Zeeland
Tholen
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