Sluis

Sluis

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sluis


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Zeeland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 308.41
area_land_km2 = 306.47
area_water_km2 = 1.94
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 24299
population_density_km2 = 79.3
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51.35
latNS = N
longd = 3.5
longEW = E

Sluis (Pronunciation|248 Sluis.ogg) 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.

The municipality was created on January 1, 2003, by the merger of the former municipalities of Oostburg and Sluis-Aardenburg.

The municipality

In addition to the town of Sluis itself, the municipality is made up of the following population centres:

A ferry connection across the Westerschelde exists between Breskens and Vlissingen. After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now carries only pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Sint Anna ter Muiden, with a population of only 50 (2001), is a small village about 1 km west of the town of Sluis, located on the westernmost point of the Netherlands.

The town

The town received city rights in 1290. In 1340 the Battle of Sluys was fought nearby at sea.

The population of the city is 2,040 (as of 2001).

Since 2006, the Oud Sluis has been one of only two Michelin three-starred restaurants in the entire country.

ee also

* Zwin

External links

* [http://www.gemeentesluis.nl Official website] (in Dutch)


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