St. Felix's Flood
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The St. Felix's Flood happened on Saturday 5 November 1530, the name day of St. Felix. This day was later known as Evil Saturday (quade saterdach). Large parts of Flanders
and Zeeland
were washed away, including the Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal
. According to Audrey M. Lambert, "all the Oost Wetering of Zuid- Beveland was lost, save only the town of Reimerswaal."
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
and 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...
were washed away, including the Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal
Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal
The Verdronken Land van Reimerswaal is an area of flood-covered land in Zeeland in the Netherlands between Noord Beveland and Bergen op Zoom. Some of it was lost in the St. Felix's Flood in 1530, and some of it in 1532. The Oosterschelde formerly flowed along its east and north edges...
. According to Audrey M. Lambert, "all the Oost Wetering of Zuid- Beveland was lost, save only the town of Reimerswaal."