Noord-Beveland

Noord-Beveland
(North Beveland)
Noord-Beveland; (North Beveland)
	Municipality
	Aerial view of Noord-Beveland
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Zeeland
	Coordinates: 51°35′N 3°45′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marcel Delhez (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	121.51 km2 (46.92 sq mi)
• Land	85.82 km2 (33.14 sq mi)
• Water	35.69 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	1 m (3 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	7,308
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Noord-Bevelander
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4484–4499
Area code	0113
Website	www.noord-beveland.nl

Noord-Beveland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːrd ˈbeːvəlɑnt] (listen)) (North Beveland) is a municipality and region in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde estuary to the north, and the former straits, now combined lake, of Veerse Meer and Zandkreek to the south. As part of the Delta Works, dams have connected Noord-Beveland to Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland.

Population centers

There is no village called Noord-Beveland itself.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, June 2015

Ganuenta

In Roman times, the town of Ganuenta lay north of where the village of Colijnsplaat is now, a location now covered by the water of the Oosterschelde. It was an important centre for trade. Nearby, there was a temple dedicated to the ancient regional sea goddess Nehalennia. A replica of this temple was officially opened in Colijnsplaat in August 2005.[5]

Notable people

Johannis de Rijke (1842 in Colijnsplaat – 1913) a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government
Eduard Flipse (1896 in Wissenkerke – 1973) a Dutch conductor and composer
Neeltje Karelse (1926 in Kortgene – 2015) a Dutch track-and-field athlete, competed at 1948 Summer Olympics

Gallery

Nicolaaskerk, Kortgene
Kamperland
Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene
Vijver met kerk

References

"Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Noord-Beveland. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 4491EV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
Van der Velde, Koert (August 13, 2005). Zeeuwse godin weer thuis. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 8–9.

External links

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Official website (in Dutch)

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[mayor_now-1] "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Noord-Beveland. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 4491EV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[5] Van der Velde, Koert (August 13, 2005). Zeeuwse godin weer thuis. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 8–9.