Borsele (; Zeelandic: Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.
Borsele | |
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 Church in Ovezande | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Zeeland | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 3°49′E / 51.433°N 3.817°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerben Dijksterhuis (ChristianUnion) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 194.52 km2 (75.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 141.57 km2 (54.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 52.95 km2 (20.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 22,818 |
| • Density | 161/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Borsselaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4430–4456 |
| Area code | 0113 |
| Website | www |
The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s.
The municipality is mainly known for the Borssele Nuclear Power Station and the Central Storage For Radioactive Waste.
Population centres
Baarland, Borssele, Driewegen, Ellewoutsdijk, 's-Gravenpolder, 's-Heer Abtskerke, 's-Heerenhoek, Heinkenszand, Hoedekenskerke, Kwadendamme, Lewedorp, Nieuwdorp, Nisse, Oudelande and Ovezande.
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borsele, June 2015.
Transport
The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to Terneuzen in Zeelandic Flanders.
References
- ^ "Samenstelling College van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Borsele. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4441AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Borsele at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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