Sint Anna ter Muiden is a small city in the province of

Zeeland , nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge") , anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem") , image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg , map_alt = , m ...

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 ...

. It is administratively a part of municipality of

Sluis Sluis (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Sluus ; french: Écluse) is a town and municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western Dutch province of Zeeland. The current incarnation of the municipality has existed since 1 January ...

, and the town of Sluis lies about 1 km east. It is located on the westernmost point of the

(excluding the kingdom's other

countries A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state (polity), state, nation, or other polity, political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, so ...

and its special municipalities). It has a population of 50 (as of 2001). Sint Anna ter Muiden was granted

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1242 by the counts of Flanders,

Thomas II of Savoy Thomas II (c. 1199 – 7 February 1259) was the Lord of Piedmont from 1233 to his death, Count of Flanders ''jure uxoris'' from 1237 to 1244, and regent of the County of Savoy from 1253 to his death, while his nephew Boniface, Count of Savoy, B ...

and Jeanne of Flanders. This makes it today the second smallest place in the Netherlands that bears this traditional designation (after

Staverden Staverden is a city in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Ermelo, about 5 kilometres east of Ermelo.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. It received city rights in 1298. ...

with just 40 inhabitants). Sint Anna ter Muiden was a separate municipality until 1880, when it was merged with Sluis. Prior to 1 January 2003, it was in the former municipality of

Sluis-Aardenburg Sluis-Aardenburg was a municipality in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western part of the Netherlands. It was created from a merger of Sluis and Aardenburg in 1995, and it merged with the municipality of Oostburg, on 1 January 2003, to form ...

Gallery

File:Sint Anna ter Muiden Kerk R02.jpg, 14th-century church tower File:Maneschijnhoeve.jpg, Farm Maneschijnhoeve File:Dorpsplein gezien naar het zuiden, reproductie van foto in bezit van Gemeente Sluis - Sint Anna ter Muiden - 20022914 - RCE.jpg, Old picture of the square File:Sint Anna ter Muiden NL PM 039933.jpg, Houses in Sint Anna ter Muiden

References

Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Sluis {{Zeeland-geo-stub