Borsele (; zea, label=

Zeelandic Zeelandic ( zea, Zeêuws; nl, Zeeuws; vls, Zêeuws) is a group of Friso-Franconian language varieties spoken in the southwestern parts of the Netherlands. It is currently considered a Low Franconian dialect of Dutch, but there have been mov ...

, Bossele) is a municipality 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 ...

on Zuid-Beveland. The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is

Borssele Borssele is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 12 km east of Vlissingen. Note that the municipality name is spelled with a single ''s'' while the name of the town is spelled ...

, spelled with double s. The municipality is mainly known for the

Borssele Nuclear Power Station The Borssele Nuclear Power Station (''Kerncentrale Borssele'') is a nuclear power plant near the Dutch town of Borssele. It has a pressurised water reactor (PWR). Borssele is the only nuclear power plant still operational for electricity productio ...

and the Central Storage for Radioactive Waste.

Population centres

Topography

Transport

The

Western Scheldt Tunnel Western Scheldt Tunnel ( nl, Westerscheldetunnel, Westerscheldetunnel) is a tunnel in the Netherlands that carries highway N62 under the Western Scheldt estuary between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen. It is the longest tunnel for highway traffic in ...

is from Ellewoutsdijk to

Terneuzen Terneuzen () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeelandic Flanders. With almost 55,000 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality of Zeeland. History First mentio ...

Zeelandic Flanders Zeelandic Flanders ( ; zea, Zeêuws-Vlaonderen; vls, Zêeuws-Vloandern)''Vlaanderen'' in isolation: . is the southernmost region of the province of Zeeland in the south-western Netherlands. It lies south of the Western Scheldt that separates ...

Notable people

Adrianus Barlandus Adriaan van Baarland or Adrianus Barlandus or Hadrianus Barlandus (1486–1538) was a Dutch historian of merit. He was born in the village of Baarland, from which he took his name. He studied at Ghent and Leuven, at which latter place he was elec ...

486 in Baarland – 1538) a Dutch historian of merit * Hans Warren (1921 in Borssele – 2001) a Dutch writer

Sport

* Dingenis de Wilde (1885 in Heinkenszand – 1947) a Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics * Cees Priem (born 1950 in Ovezande) a retired professional road bicycle racer, competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 19 ...

Jan Raas Jan Raas (born 8 November 1952) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, he also won the Tour of Flanders in 1979 and 1983, Paris–Roubaix in 1982 and Milan–San Remo in ...

(born 1952 in Heinkenszand, near Goes) a Dutch former professional cyclist * Angelique van der Meet (born 1991 in 's-Heer Abtskerke) a Dutch tennis player

Gallery

File:Borssele 2008-2011-08-07.jpg, Borssele Nuclear Power Plant File:Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting.jpg, Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting File:Baarland1.jpg, 't Hof te Baarland te Baarland File:BosseleWeêle.jpg, Wiel, showing a pool resulting from a dike breach and subsequent re-empoldering.

References

External links

* * Municipalities of Zeeland Zuid-Beveland {{Zeeland-geo-stub