Sas van Gent

Sas van Gent

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Sas van Gent (coord|51|14|N|3|48|E|type:city(3854)) is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Terneuzen and lies about 30 km south of Vlissingen on the border with Belgium.

The Ghent-Terneuzen Canal passes through Sas van Gent, and at that point there was a lock in the canal. The name of the village, "Sas van Gent", means "sluice of Ghent".

Sas van Gent was a separate municipality until 2003, when it was merged with Terneuzen. [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ] The former municipality covered an area of 63.65 km² (of which 3.02 km² water).

The former municipality of Sas van Gent also included the following towns, villages and townships: Philippine, Westdorpe, Zandstraat. All are now part of Terneuzen.

In 2001, the town of Sas van Gent had 3854 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.5 km², and contained 1843 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Sas van Gent", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3920.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of January 1, 2005.]

References

External links

* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ze/sasvangent.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
* [http://www.sasvangent.nu Touristpage Sas van Gent]


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