Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality

Municipality

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 and an island

Island

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 in the southwestern Netherlands

Netherlands

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The Brouwersdam is a dam

Dam

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, part of the Delta Works

Delta Works

The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea. The works consist of dams, sluices, locks, dikes, levees, and storm surge barriers...

, from Schouwen-Duiveland to Goedereede

Goedereede

Goedereede is a municipality and a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 11408 in 2010, and covers an area of 153.85 km² of which 82.53 km² is water...

, the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee

Goeree-Overflakkee

Goeree-Overflakkee is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.From west to east, it...

 in South Holland

South Holland

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Population centers

Brijdorpe

Brijdorpe

Brijdorpe is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis....

, Brouwershaven

Brouwershaven

Brouwershaven is a small city on the Grevelingen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 45 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.Brouwershaven received city rights in 1477....

, Bruinisse

Bruinisse

Bruinisse is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 19 km south of Hellevoetsluis.In 2001, the town of Bruinisse had 3154 inhabitants...

, Burgh, Burghsluis

Burghsluis

Burghsluis is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 22 km north of Middelburg....

, Den Osse

Den Osse

Den Osse is a village in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, in Zeeland, Netherlands....

, Dreischor

Dreischor

Dreischor is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 20 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.In 2001, the town of Dreischor had 549 inhabitants...

, Elkerzee

Elkerzee

Elkerzee is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 1 km south of Scharendijke.Elkerzee was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged into Middenschouwen....

, Ellemeet

Ellemeet

Ellemeet is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 26 km west of Hellevoetsluis.In 2001, the town of Ellemeet had 180 inhabitants...

, Haamstede

Haamstede

Haamstede is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.The statistical area "Haamstede", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2460....

, Kerkwerve

Kerkwerve

Kerkwerve is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.Kerkwerve was a separate municipality until it was merged with Middenschouwen in 1961....

, Looperskapelle

Looperskapelle

Looperskapelle is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis....

, Moriaanshoofd

Moriaanshoofd

Moriaanshoofd is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 26 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis....

, Nieuwerkerk

Nieuwerkerk

Nieuwerkerk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km south of Hellevoetsluis....

, Nieuwerkerke

Nieuwerkerke

Nieuwerkerke is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 3 km southwest of Brouwershaven.Nieuwerkerke was a separate municipality until 1813, when it was merged with Kerkwerve....

, Noordgouwe

Noordgouwe

Noordgouwe is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 5 km north of Zierikzee.Noordgouwe was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Brouwershaven....

, Noordwelle

Noordwelle

Noordwelle is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 5 km southwest of Scharendijke.Noordwelle was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Westerschouwen....

, Oosterland, Ouwerkerk, Renesse

Renesse

Renesse is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 28 km west of Hellevoetsluis.Renesse is a popular tourist resort with zero-fare bus services in the area ....

, Scharendijke

Scharendijke

Scharendijke is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis.In 2001, the town of Scharendijke had 987 inhabitants...

, Schuddebeurs, Serooskerke, Sirjansland

Sirjansland

Sirjansland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 19 km south of Hellevoetsluis.Sirjansland was a separate municipality until 1816, when it was merged with Oosterland....

, Westenschouwen

Westenschouwen

Westenschouwen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 21 km north of Middelburg.Westenschouwen was a separate municipality until 1816, when it was merged with Burgh....

, Zierikzee

Zierikzee

Zierikzee 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....

, Zonnemaire

Zonnemaire

Zonnemaire is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 19 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.Zonnemaire was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Brouwershaven....

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There is no village called Schouwen-Duiveland; the municipality takes its name from the island, which received its name when the former islands Schouwen and Duiveland (and Dreischor) were polder

Polder

A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...

ed together.

External links

• official website (in Dutch)
• municipal maps (in Dutch)
• weather station Schouwen Duiveland (in Dutch)