Zwin

Also known as Het Zwin

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Protected area.name: Zwin
Protected area.image: File:Zwin.jpg
Protected area.image_size: 288
Protected area.image_caption: Zwin at high tide seen from the Dutch to the Belgian side
Protected area.map_width: 192
Protected area.location: Belgian–Dutch border
Protected area.nearest_city: Knokke-Heist, Sluis
Protected area.area_km2: 1.58
Protected area.established: 1952
Protected area.url: http://www.zwin.be/

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Elevation: 2
Official website: www.zwin.be
Image: Zwin.jpg

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The Zwin () is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian–Dutch border. It consists of the entrance area of a former tidal inlet which during the Middle Ages connected the North Sea with the ports of Sluis and Bruges inland.