Zeeland

Zeeland (also called Zealand) is a province in Netherlands. It is on the south-western part of the country. About 391,000 people are living in Zeeland (2023).

Zeeland Zeeland / Zeêland
Province
Duinen van Domburg (municipality of Veere)
Flag Coat of arms
Map: Province of Zeelandin the Netherlands Location
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Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°45′E
Country	Netherlands
Established	1815
Seat	Middelburg
Area
• Total	2,933 km2 (1,132 sq mi)
• Land	1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
• Water	1,154 km2 (446 sq mi)
Highest elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Lowest elevation	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	391,000
• Density	220/km2 (600/sq mi)
Website	www.zeeland.nl

Geography

Zeeland is a good example of land partly reclaimed from water or marshes. It is a large river delta at the mouth of several major rivers.

Most of the province lies below sea level and was reclaimed from the sea. What was a muddy landscape, flooding at high tide and reappearing at low tide, became a series of small man-made hills that stayed dry. The people of the province connected the hills by making dikes. This made a chain of dry land which grew bigger, and gave the province its present shape.

The North Sea flood of 1953 swamped vast amounts of land. Building the protective Delta Works also changed the face of the province. Dams, tunnels and bridges are a vital part of the province's road system. The final touch to this process came in 2003 when the Western Scheldt Tunnel was opened. It was the first solid connection between both banks of the Western Scheldt and ended the era of water separating the islands and peninsulas of Zeeland.

Municipalities

Location of the municipalities of Zeeland.

Borsele Goes Hulst Kapelle Middelburg Noord-Beveland Reimerswaal Schouwen-Duiveland Sluis Terneuzen Tholen Veere Vlissingen

Other websites

• Official website
• Zeeland Tourist Board
• Zeeland travel guide from Wikivoyage
• GCatholic - Breda diocese