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Noord-Beveland (; "North Beveland") is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and region in the southwestern
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
and a former
island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
, now part of the
Walcheren 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 ...
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Zuid-Beveland Zuid-Beveland (; "South Beveland") is part of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands north of the Western Scheldt and south of the Eastern Scheldt. Topography It is a former island, now peninsula, crossed by the Canal through Zuid-Bevel ...
-Noord-Beveland
peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the
Oosterschelde The Eastern Scheldt ( nl, Oosterschelde) is a former estuary in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the north and Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland on the south. It also features the largest natio ...
estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...
to the north, and the former
strait A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channe ...
s, now combined
lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
, of
Veerse Meer The Veerse Meer (Lake Veere) is a lagoon in the southwest Netherlands in the province of Zeeland. Description The Veerse Meer was created as a flood control measure to regulate water levels in the surrounding polders, acting as a drainage basin f ...
and Zandkreek to the south. As part of the
Delta Works The Delta Works ( nl, Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works con ...
,
dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
s 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 Colijnsplaat is a village in the Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands It is a part of the Municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about northeast of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned in 1489 as "het gors Colinsplate", and me ...
is now, a location now covered by the water of the
Oosterschelde The Eastern Scheldt ( nl, Oosterschelde) is a former estuary in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the north and Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland on the south. It also features the largest natio ...
. It was an important centre for trade. Nearby, there was a temple dedicated to the ancient regional sea goddess
Nehalennia Nehalennia (spelled variously) is a goddess of unclear origin, perhaps Germanic or Celtic. She is attested on and depicted upon numerous votive altars discovered around what is now the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands, where the Schelde Riv ...
. A replica of this temple was officially opened in Colijnsplaat in August 2005.Van der Velde, Koert (August 13, 2005). ''Zeeuwse godin weer thuis''. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 8–9.


Notable people

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Johannis de Rijke Johannis de Rijke (December 5, 1842 – January 20, 1913) was a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government in Meiji period Japan. Early life De Rijke was born in Colijnsplaat on the island Noord-Beveland. Rijsbergen, ...
(1842 in Colijnsplaat – 1913) a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government * Eduard Flipse (1896 in Wissenkerke – 1973) a Dutch conductor and composer * Neeltje Karelse (1926 in Kortgene – 2015) a Dutch track-and-field athlete, competed at
1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...


Gallery

File:Nicolaaskerk (Kortgene) (7).JPG, Nicolaaskerk, Kortgene File:4493 Kamperland, Netherlands - panoramio (4).jpg, Kamperland File:Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene 01-10-2011.jpg, Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene File:Vijver met kerk - panoramio.jpg, Vijver met kerk


References


External links

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Official website (in Dutch)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Zeeland Islands of Zeeland Regions of Zeeland Regions of the Netherlands Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1995 Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta