Zierikzee

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Zierikzee
City
Flag of Zierikzee
Flag		 Coat of arms of Zierikzee
Coat of arms
LocatieSchouwen-Duiveland.png
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zierikzee in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zierikzee in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
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Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (5-1-2009)
 • Total 10,483
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4301
Dialing code 0111

Zierikzee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzi.rɪk.ˌseː]) is a small city, located on the former island of Schouwen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 26 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.

Zierikzee received city rights in 1248 and was an independent municipality until 1997. The city is connected to the Oosterschelde by a 2 km long canal.

In 2001, the town of Zierikzee had 10,313 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 3.0 km², and contained 4,295 residences.[1] The statistical area "Zierikzee", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 10,730.[2]

In 1953, Zierikzee was damaged by the catastrophic North Sea flood of 1953. The English town of Hatfield sent help and a friendship has developed. The two towns have been twinned. There was a sea battle in 1304.

In 2015, the last surviving example of the city's defensive cannons; cast in 1552, was donated to the city by the British coastguard. The coastguard had recovered it from a commercial diver, during a criminal investigation. The diver had found it off the Kent coast.[3]

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File:Channel, Zierikzee, Netherlands.JPG
The channel that connects Zierikzee is mainly used by tourist boats. The one on the image is an old ship refurbished to make day trips on the Oosterschelde
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View of Zierikzee (1618), by Esaias van der Velde
File:Zierikzee 1649 Blaeu HR+.jpg
1649 map of Zierikzee (Zirizea) in Willem and Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden"
File:Church, Zierikzee, Netherlands.JPG
The tower (Sint-Lievensmonstertoren) of Zierikzee was planned to be twice as high as it was eventually built.
View over Zierikzee.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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