Westerschouwen is a former municipality in the
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province of
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
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The municipality was formed in a merger of the municipalities
Burgh
A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burg ...
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Haamstede
Haamstede is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland. The village is known for Haamstede Castle.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1229 as Haemstede, and means "place with a ho ...
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Noordwelle
Noordwelle is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 5 km southwest of Scharendijke.
The village was first mentioned in 1109 as Willa, and means well. Noord (north) h ...
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Renesse
Renesse ( zea, Renisse) is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 28 km west of Hellevoetsluis.
Renesse is a popular tourist resort with zero-fare bus services in th ...
, and
Serooskerke on January 1, 1961.
As the name indicates, it covered the western part of the island of
.
On January 1, 1997, Westerschouwen merged with
Brouwershaven
Brouwershaven is a small city on the Grevelingen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, lies about 45 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis and 10 km north of Zierikzee.
Brouwershaven recei ...
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Bruinisse
Bruinisse is a village in the south-west of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1480 or 1481 as "Brunesse ... noviter erecta", and is a combination of hea ...
,
Duiveland Duiveland is the name of a former island and a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
The island of Duiveland was joined to Schouwen in 1610, forming the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. It is the eastern part of the current island.
Th ...
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Middenschouwen Middenschouwen is a former municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland. It covered the central part of the island of Schouwen-Duiveland.
Middenschouwen was created in a merger of Duivendijke, Elkerzee, Ellemeet and Kerkwerve in 1961. ...
, and
Zierikzee
Zierikzee () is a small city in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The city hall of Schouwen-Duiveland is located in Zierikzee, its largest city. Zierikze ...
to form the new municipality of
Schouwen-Duiveland
Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water).
The northside of the island has two fi ...
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References
States and territories established in 1961
1961 establishments in the Netherlands
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997
Former municipalities of Zeeland
History of Schouwen-Duiveland
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