Tholen () is a 25,000 people

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in the southwest of the

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. 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 peninsulas, formerly islands, the larger one on the south also called Tholen, the smaller one on the north called Sint Philipsland. The two are separated by the former strait, now bay, of Krabbenkreek. The municipality is bordered on the east by the

Eendracht The Eendracht is a former tidal branch of river Scheldt that has been channelised to form the northern stretch of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal. It flows from the Zoommeer lake (formerly part of the Oosterschelde) near Bergen op Zoom past the town ...

, once a

Scheldt The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

branch but now part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, crossed by three road bridges, 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 nati ...

estuary to the south, the

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s of Keeten- Mastgat to the west and the Krammer strait to the north. The town has a small historical center partly surrounded by a " gracht" and partly bordered by a harbour for fishing boats and yachts.

Population centers

On the island Sint Philipsland there are three villages: On the island Tholen there are seven population centers:

Twin town

Tholen is twinned with:

Notable people

* Ghiselin Danckerts (ca.1510 in Tholen – 1567) a Dutch composer, singer and music theorist * Sir

Cornelius Vermuyden Sir Cornelius Vermuyden ( Sint-Maartensdijk, 1595 – London, 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Vermuyden was commissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholm ...

1595 in Sint-Maartensdijk – 1677) a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England * Maertin Cornelissen Geldersman, who bought a farm named Rosevelt ("rose field") in Tholen, which gave its name to his descendants Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanore Roosevelt, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. *

Chris Lanooy Johannes Christiaan "Chris" Lanooy (16 March 1881 – 24 January 1948) was a Dutch potter and designer, who worked as ceramist, painter, draftsman and sculptor, and he produced stained-glass art. Life and work Lanooy was born in Sint-Annaland i ...

(1881 in Sint-Annaland - 1948) a Dutch potter, designer, ceramist, painter, draftsman and sculptor, and he produced stained-glass art *

Leen Quist Leen Quist ( Sint Philipsland, September 4, 1942 – Veere, April 11, 2014) was a Dutch ceramist, who was known for his own style, a perfect finish and geometric (blue) lines. According to Thimo te Duits, author of ''Modern Ceramics in the Nether ...

(1942 in Sint Philipsland – 2014) a Dutch ceramist, liked a perfect finish and geometric (blue) lines *

Elly Plooij-van Gorsel Pieternella Cornelia (Elly) Plooij-van Gorsel (born 20 March 1947 in Tholen, Zeeland) was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the delegation of the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democrat ...

(born 1947 in Tholen) a

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Sport

Keetie van Oosten-Hage Cornelia (Keetie) Hage, known by her married name Keetie van Oosten-Hage, (born 21 August 1949) is a Dutch former cyclist from Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland. She came from a family of cyclists, sister of Bella Hage, Heleen Hage and Ciska Hage, ...

(born 1949 in Sint-Maartensdijk) a Dutch former cyclist * Deborah Gravenstijn (born 1974 in Tholen) a Dutch judoka and Captain in the

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; bronze medallist at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

and silver medallist

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

Images

File:Gergem tholen 1.jpg, Reformed Congregation Tholen File:tholen 006.jpg, Former city hall File:Tholen - Korenmolen - De Hoop.jpg, Mill "de Hoop" File:tholen 007.jpg, Great Church File:Tholen 012.jpg, Venkelstreet File:Tholen 014.jpg, Harbour File:Krabbenkreek-Zeeland-2020-Luka-Peternel.jpg, Aerial view of Krabbenkreek

References

External links

* * Municipalities of Zeeland Populated places in Zeeland Landforms of Zeeland Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta {{Zeeland-geo-stub