Schouwen-Duiveland
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| Schouwen-Duiveland | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Zeeland |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 488.94 km2 (188.8 sq mi) |
| - Land | 231.07 km2 (89.2 sq mi) |
| - Water | 257.87 km2 (99.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 34,152 |
| - Density | 148/km2 (383.3/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Schouwen-Duiveland (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands.
The Brouwersdam is a dam, part of the Delta Works, from Schouwen-Duiveland to Goedereede, the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland.
[edit] Population centers
Brijdorpe, Brouwershaven, Bruinisse, Burgh, Burghsluis, Dreischor, Elkerzee, Ellemeet, Haamstede, Kerkwerve, Looperskapelle, Moriaanshoofd, Nieuwerkerk, Nieuwerkerke, Noordgouwe, Noordwelle, Oosterland, Ouwerkerk, Renesse, Scharendijke, Schuddebeurs, Serooskerke, Sirjansland, Westenschouwen, Zierikzee, Zonnemaire.
There is no village called Schouwen-Duiveland itself — the municipality takes its name from the island, which itself got its name when the former islands Schouwen and Duiveland (and Dreischor) were poldered together.
[edit] External links
- official website (in Dutch)
- municipal maps (in Dutch)
- weather station Schouwen Duiveland (in Dutch)
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Coordinates: 51°42′N 3°55′E / 51.7°N 3.917°E
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