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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is the largest town in the municipality of Sluis
Sluis
Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....
, in the province of Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
. As of 1 January 2005, its population is 5,008. It received city rights
City rights in the Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....
in 1237.
Before 1 January 2003, Oostburg was also the name of a municipality. It merged with Sluis-Aardenburg
Sluis-Aardenburg
Sluis-Aardenburg was a municipality in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western part of the Netherlands. It was created from a merger of Sluis and Aardenburg in 1995, and it merged with the municipality of Oostburg on January 1, 2003, to form the new municipality of Sluis...
to form the new municipality of Sluis.
The municipality covered an area of 224.93 km², of which 1.05 km² was water.
As well as the town of Oostburg, the former municipality also included the following towns, villages and townships:
- BreskensBreskensBreskens is a harbour town on the Westerschelde in the municipality of Sluis in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western Netherlands. Its population is 4,280 ....
- CadzandCadzandCadzand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Sluis, about 8 km northwest of Oostburg. The village contains 804 inhabitants . Better known to many visitors is the nearby beach at Cadzand-Bad....
- GroedeGroedeGroede is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located about 5 km north of Oostburg in the municipality of Sluis.Groede was a separate municipality until 1970.-External links: Map of the former municipality in 1868....
- HoofdplaatHoofdplaatHoofdplaat is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located on the Westerschelde, about 7 km east of Breskens, in the municipality of Sluis.Hoofdplaat was a separate municipality until 1970....
- IJzendijkeIJzendijkeIJzendijke is a city in the municipality of Sluis, about 10 km east of Oostburg, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Its population is 1,780 .The town received city rights in 1303....
- NieuwvlietNieuwvlietNieuwvliet is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located about 5 km north of Oostburg, in the municipality of SluisNieuwvliet was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Oostburg....
- SchoondijkeSchoondijkeSchoondijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Sluis, about 5 km south of Breskens.Schoondijke was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Oostburg....
- WaterlandkerkjeWaterlandkerkjeWaterlandkerkje is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Sluis.Waterlandkerkje was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Oostburg.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868....
- ZuidzandeZuidzandeZuidzande is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of SluisZuidzande was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Oostburg.-External links:*...
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)