- 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 = ESluis (Pronunciation|248 Sluis.ogg) is the name of both a
municipality and atown located in the west ofZeelandic Flanders , in the south-western part of theNetherlands .The municipality was created on January 1, 2003, by the merger of the former municipalities of
Oostburg andSluis-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 theWesterschelde exists between Breskens andVlissingen . After the opening of theWesterschelde tunnel nearTerneuzen in2003 , 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 . In1340 theBattle of Sluys was fought nearby at sea.The population of the city is 2,040 (as of
2001 ).Since
2006 , theOud Sluis has been one of only two Michelin three-starred restaurants in the entire country.ee also
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Zwin External links
* [http://www.gemeentesluis.nl Official website] (in Dutch)
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