Zeeland

Zeeland (), cried Zealand in Scots an aw, is the wastmaist province o the Netherlands. The province, locatit in the sooth-wast o the kintra, consists o a number o islands (hence its name, meanin "sea-land") an a strip borderin Belgium. Its caipital is Middelburg. Wi a population o aboot 380,000, its aurie is aboot 2930 km², o which amaist 1140 km² is watter. Lairge pairts o Zeeland are belaw sea level. The last great floodin o the aurie wis in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. Its beaches mak it a popular holiday destination in the simmer. Maist tourists are Germans. In some auries, the population can be twa tae fower times heicher durin heich simmer saison. The coat o airms o Zeeland shows a lion hauf-emergit frae watter, an the text "luctor et emergo" (Laitin for "A struggle an A emerge").DeWaard, Dirk Marc (1983). Luctor et Emergo: The impact of the Second World War on Zeeland (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University The Pacific naition o New Zealand is namit efter Zeeland.

 Constituent pairts 
Frae north tae sooth, it consists o
 Schouwen-Duiveland
 Tholen
 Noord-Beveland
 Walcheren, Zuid-Beveland
 Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (Zealands Flanders)

 Municipalities 

 200px|right|Municipalities in Zeeland Zeelandic Flanders COROP region
 Hulst ( inhabitants) <3>
 Sluis ( inhabitants) <9>
 Terneuzen ( inhabitants) <10>
 Overig Zeeland COROP region
 Noord-Beveland (North Beveland) ( inhabitants) <6>
 Schouwen-Duiveland ( inhabitants) <8>
 Tholen ( inhabitants) <11>
 Walcheren
 Middelburg ( inhabitants) <5>
 Veere ( inhabitants) <12>
 Vlissingen ( inhabitants) <13>
 Zuid-Beveland (South Beveland)
 Borsele ( inhabitants) <1>
 Goes ( inhabitants) <2>
 Kapelle ( inhabitants) <4>
 Reimerswaal ( inhabitants) <7>

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Deltaworks Online – Flood Protection o Zeeland an Deltaregion 
 Provincial Govrenment 
 Zeeland at a glance 
 Zeeland Tourist Board 
 Zeeland Zakelijk Links
 Zeelandforum – Discussion Forum Zeeland 

Category:States an territories established in 1299

Category:Provinces o the Netherlands
Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions o the European Union
Category:Seiventeen Provinces
Category:Burgundian Circle