Noord-Beveland Explained

Noord-Beveland
Other Name:North Beveland
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Noord-Beveland in a municipal map of Zeeland
Coordinates:51.5833°N 48°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zeeland
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 1995
Government Footnotes:[1]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:VVD
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marcel Delhez
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:1
Population Demonym:Noord-Bevelander
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:4484–4499
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0113

Noord-Beveland (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈnoːrd ˌbeːvəlɑnt/; "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.[3]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collegeleden . Members of the board . nl . Gemeente Noord-Beveland . 12 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915061646/http://www.noord-beveland.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/collegeleden_268/ . 15 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Postcodetool for 4491EV . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 December 2013.
  3. Van der Velde, Koert (August 13, 2005). Zeeuwse godin weer thuis. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 8 - 9.