Vlissingen
Vlissingen
Flushing | |
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Boulevard with beach Harbour | |
Location in Zeeland | |
| Coordinates: 51°27′N 3°34′E / 51.450°N 3.567°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Boroughs | 8 Districts
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| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bas van den Tillaar (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 344.84 km2 (133.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 34.31 km2 (13.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 310.53 km2 (119.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 44,358 |
| • Density | 1,293/km2 (3,350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vlissinger |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4380–4389 |
| Area code | 0118 |
| Website | vlissingen |
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Vlissingen (Dutch: [ˈvlɪsɪŋə(n)] ⓘ; Zeelandic: Vlissienge) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315. In the 17th century the roadstead of Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It is also known as the birthplace of Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
Vlissingen is mainly noted for the yards on the Scheldt where most of the ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) are built.