Valkenisse is 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") , image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg , map_alt = , m ...

, on the peninsula of

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 ...

. Valkenisse was created in 1966 in a merger of

Biggekerke Biggekerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 6 km northwest of Vlissingen. History The village was first mentioned in 1231 as Bigghenkerka, and means "(private) church ...

Koudekerke Koudekerke (; Zeelandic: Koukerke) is a village in the region of Walcheren in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere. , the census reported the village has a population of 3,419, making it the largest ...

and

Zoutelande Zoutelande (Zeelandic: ''Zóetelande'') is a village in the southwestern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Veere, Zeeland, between Dishoek and Westkapelle on the former island Walcheren. On 1 January 2005 it had 1,556 inhabitant ...

, and existed until 1997, when it was merged into

Veere Veere (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Ter Veere) is a municipality with a population of 22,000 and a town with a population of 1,500 in the southwestern Netherlands, in the region of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland. History The name ''Veere'' ...

. The municipality was named after the two hamlets Groot-Valkenisse and Klein-Valkenisse.

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States and territories established in 1966 1966 establishments in the Netherlands Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997 Former municipalities of Zeeland Veere {{Zeeland-geo-stub