Reimerswaal () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

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 ...

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, named after the

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. The municipality had a population of in , and has a surface area of of which is water. The central town

Yerseke Yerseke (, Zeelandic: ) is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland. A separate municipality until 1970, it today forms part of the municipality of Reimerswaal. As of 2 ...

is known for trade in

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s and

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s. Kruiningen is known for the former

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water ta ...

from Kruiningen to Perkpolder which was in service up to 2003. The municipality of Reimerswaal was established in 1970, from the aggregation of the municipalities Krabbendijke, Kruiningen,

Rilland-Bath Rilland-Bath is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was created from a merger of Rilland and Bath in 1878, and existed until it merged into the municipality Reimerswaal The name Reimerswaal () can mean: *Reimerswaal (city) ...

Waarde Waarde is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 4 km southeast of Kruiningen. History The village was first mentioned in 1219 as Ward, and means "land near water". The original ...

, and

. The municipal coat of arms^{( nl)} dates to 1970. The sword in a red field is derived from the coat of arms of the lost city of Reimerswaal in use in the 15th century (

Beyeren Armorial The Beyeren Armorial is a manuscript roll of arms of the early 15th century, containing 1096 hand-colored coats of arms, with annotations in Middle Dutch. It is held by in the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague (KB), shelf mark 79 K ...

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of ''gules two swords inverted saltirewise argent and or''. In addition, the municipal coat of arms shows the comital arms of Wittelsbach-Hainaut in chief.

Population centers

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Reimerswaal, June 2015''

Transportation

The

Railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a p ...

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from west to east are Kruiningen-Yerseke, Krabbendijke,

, which all on the Staatslijn F railway from

Vlissingen Vlissingen (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Vlissienge), historically known in English as Flushing, is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic l ...

Roosendaal Roosendaal () is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Towns/villages of the municipality * Roosendaal (population: 66,760) * Wouw (4,920) * Heerle (1,900) * Nispen (1,440) * Wouwse P ...

Notable people

Marinus van Reymerswaele Marinus may refer to: *Marinus (crater), a crater on the Moon *Marinus (given name), for people named Marinus *Dr. Marinus, a recurring character in the novels of David Mitchell See also *''The Keys of Marinus ''The Keys of Marinus'' is the ...

(c.1490 Reimerswaal – c.1546) a Dutch Renaissance painter *

Daan Manneke Daan Manneke (born 7 November 1939) is a Dutch composer and organist. Manneke was born in Kruiningen. He studied organ and composition from 1963 to 1967 at the Brabant Conservatory in Tilburg, under H. Houët and Louis Toebosch (organ) and Jan v ...

(born 1939 in Kruiningen) a Dutch composer and organist *

Maartje Boudeling Maartje Boudeling (Yerseke, 29 January 1939) is a retired head chef, known for her cooking in the Michelin starred restaurant Inter Scaldes in Kruiningen, Netherlands. Boudeling went to school at the MULO in Yerseke, before studying in Rotterd ...

(born 1939 in Yerseke) a retired head chef *

F. van Dixhoorn François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 17 June 1948) is a Dutch poet. Career Van Dixhoorn made his debut with the poetry collection ''Jaagpad / Rust in de tent / Zwaluwen vooruit'' in 1994. He won the C. Buddingh'-prijs for this debut ...

(born 1948 in Hansweert) a Dutch poet. *

Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland (born 13 May 1983) is a Dutch former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016 for the Van Hermet–Eurogifts, , , , and squads. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peni ...

(born 1983 in Yerseke) a former Dutch professional cyclist

Gallery

File:Odulphuskerk (Yerseke) (3).jpg, Odulphuskerk, Yerseke File:Witte molen in Rilland.jpg, Witte molen in Rilland File:Kruiningen, het bouwraadhuis foto9 2012-05-17 12.16.JPG, Kruiningen, het bouwraadhuis File:Krabbendijke, monumentale boerderij RM32414 foto3 2012-05-17 11.16.JPG, Krabbendijke, monumentale boerderij

References

External links

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Official website (in Dutch)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Zeeland Zuid-Beveland