Sint Joosland
Encyclopedia
Sint Joosland is a former municipality in the Dutch
province of Zeeland
. It existed until 1816, when it was merged with Nieuwland
to form the new municipality of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
. The municipality consisted of a single polder
southeast of the current village of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland.
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...
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...
. It existed until 1816, when it was merged with Nieuwland
Nieuwland (Zeeland)
Nieuwland is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It existed until 1816, when it was merged with Sint Joosland to form the new municipality of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland....
to form the new municipality of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
Nieuw- en Sint Joosland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Middelburg, about 3 km southwest of that city....
. The municipality consisted of a single 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...
southeast of the current village of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland.