Zeeland

Also known as Zealand, Province of Zeeland, Provincie Zeeland, NL-ZE

Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. Located in the south-western corner of the country, it borders North Brabant to the east, South Holland to the north, and an international border with Belgium to the south and west (Flemish provinces of East and West Flanders).

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Zeeland is the westernmost and least densely populated province of the Netherlands, located in the southwestern corner of the country where it borders Belgium and other Dutch provinces. It matters as part of the Netherlands' geography and administration, and historically has had distinctive significance enough to be known by a separate English name, "Zealand."

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Zeeland
Settlement.other_name: Zealand
Settlement.official_name: Province of Zeeland
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Zeeland.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Zeeland wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: ,("I struggle and emerge")
Settlement.anthem: "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic anthem")
Settlement.image_map: Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Settlement.image_map1: Prov-Zeeland-OpenTopo.jpg
Settlement.map_caption1: Topography map of Zeeland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Middelburg
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat1: Terneuzen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: province of the Netherlands
Named after: sea
Demonym: Siuw
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Burgundian Circle
Continent: Europe
Capital: Middelburg
Population: 386707
Area: 1787
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Head of government: Hugo de Jonge
Anthem: Zeeuws volkslied
Shares border with: Province of Antwerp
Official website: www.zeeland.nl
Image: Zeeland by Sentinel-2, 2018-06-30.jpg
Licence plate code: K
Flag: flag of Zeeland

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language used: Zeelandic
inception: 1012-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Zeeland
Commons category: Zeeland
category for people born here: Category:Births in Zeeland
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zeeland
category of associated people: Category:People from Zeeland
exact match: www.gemeentegeschiedenis.nl/provincie/Zeeland
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Zeeland
topic has template: Template:Zeeland Province
phone number: +31 118 631011
P11012: Hautes-Alpes
social media followers: 10402
different from: Zealand

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Municipalities
Demographics
Religion
Politics
Provincial council
Provincial executive
Economy
Transportation
Train
Bus
Legend
Namesakes
References
External links

Zeeland consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning "Sealand"), with only the southern part (Zeelandic Flanders) not being an island or peninsula. Its capital is Middelburg with a population of 48,544 as of November 2019, although the largest municipality in Zeeland is Terneuzen (population 54,589). Zeeland has two seaports: Vlissingen and Terneuzen. Its area is , of which is water; it had a population of about 391,000 as of January 2023.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zeeland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.