Reimerswaal () is a

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in the province of

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in the southwestern

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on Zuid-Beveland, named after the lost city. The municipality had a population of in , and has a surface area of of which is water. The central town Yerseke is known for trade in

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s and oysters. Kruiningen is known for the former

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from Kruiningen to Perkpolder which was in service up to 2003. The municipality of Reimerswaal was established in 1970, from the aggregation of the municipalities Krabbendijke, Kruiningen, Rilland-Bath, Waarde, and Yerseke. The municipal coat of arms^{( nl)} dates to 1970. The sword in a red field is derived from the coat of arms of the lost city of Reimerswaal in use in the 15th century ( Beyeren Armorialbr>p. 107
of ''gules two swords inverted saltirewise argent and or''. In addition, the municipal coat of arms shows the comital arms of Wittelsbach-Hainaut in chief.

Population centers

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Reimerswaal, June 2015''

Transportation

The railway stations from west to east are Kruiningen-Yerseke, Krabbendijke, Rilland-Bath, which all on the Staatslijn F railway from

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to Roosendaal.

Notable people

* Marinus van Reymerswaele (c.1490 Reimerswaal – c.1546) a Dutch Renaissance painter * Daan Manneke (born 1939 in Kruiningen) a Dutch composer and organist * Maartje Boudeling (born 1939 in Yerseke) a retired head chef * F. van Dixhoorn (born 1948 in Hansweert) a Dutch poet. * Johnny Hoogerland (born 1983 in Yerseke) a former Dutch professional cyclist

Gallery

File:Odulphuskerk (Yerseke) (3).jpg, Odulphuskerk, Yerseke File:Witte molen in Rilland.jpg, Witte molen in Rilland File:Kruiningen, het bouwraadhuis foto9 2012-05-17 12.16.JPG, Kruiningen, het bouwraadhuis File:Krabbendijke, monumentale boerderij RM32414 foto3 2012-05-17 11.16.JPG, Krabbendijke, monumentale boerderij

References

External links

*
Official website (in Dutch)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Zeeland Zuid-Beveland