Noord-Beveland (; "North Beveland") is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and region in the southwestern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and a former island, now part of the Walcheren- Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

to the north, and the former straits, now combined

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

, of

Veerse Meer The Veerse Meer (Lake Veere) is a lagoon in the southwest Netherlands in the province of Zeeland. Description The Veerse Meer was created as a flood control measure to regulate water levels in the surrounding polders, acting as a drainage basin f ...

and Zandkreek to the south. As part of the

Delta Works The Delta Works ( nl, Deltawerken) is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works con ...

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

s have connected Noord-Beveland to Walcheren and Zuid-Beveland.

Population centers

There is no village called ''Noord-Beveland'' itself.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, June 2015''

Ganuenta

In Roman times, the town of Ganuenta lay north of where the village of Colijnsplaat is now, a location now covered by the water of the Oosterschelde. It was an important centre for trade. Nearby, there was a temple dedicated to the ancient regional sea goddess

Nehalennia Nehalennia (spelled variously) is a goddess of unclear origin, perhaps Germanic or Celtic. She is attested on and depicted upon numerous votive altars discovered around what is now the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands, where the Schelde Riv ...

. A replica of this temple was officially opened in Colijnsplaat in August 2005.Van der Velde, Koert (August 13, 2005). ''Zeeuwse godin weer thuis''. Trouw (Dutch newspaper), p. 8–9.

Notable people

Johannis de Rijke Johannis de Rijke (December 5, 1842 – January 20, 1913) was a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government in Meiji period Japan. Early life De Rijke was born in Colijnsplaat on the island Noord-Beveland. Rijsbergen, ...

(1842 in Colijnsplaat – 1913) a Dutch civil engineer and a foreign advisor to the Japanese government * Eduard Flipse (1896 in Wissenkerke – 1973) a Dutch conductor and composer * Neeltje Karelse (1926 in Kortgene – 2015) a Dutch track-and-field athlete, competed at 1948 Summer Olympics

Gallery

File:Nicolaaskerk (Kortgene) (7).JPG, Nicolaaskerk, Kortgene File:4493 Kamperland, Netherlands - panoramio (4).jpg, Kamperland File:Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene 01-10-2011.jpg, Molen De Korenbloem, Kortgene File:Vijver met kerk - panoramio.jpg, Vijver met kerk

References

External links

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Official website (in Dutch)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Zeeland Islands of Zeeland Regions of Zeeland Regions of the Netherlands Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1995 Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta