Sint Anna ter Muiden is a small city in the province of

Zeeland Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east ...

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. It is administratively a part of municipality of

Sluis Sluis (; ; ) is a city and municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western Dutch province of Zeeland. The current incarnation of the municipality has existed since 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of Oostb ...

, and the town of Sluis lies about 1 km east. It is located on the westernmost point of the

(excluding the kingdom's other

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and its special municipalities). It has a population of 50 (as of 2001). Sint Anna ter Muiden was granted

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1242 by the counts of Flanders, Thomas II of Savoy and Jeanne of Flanders. This makes it today the second smallest place in the Netherlands that bears this traditional designation (after Staverden with just 40 inhabitants). Sint Anna ter Muiden was a separate municipality until 1880, when it was merged with Sluis. Prior to 1 January 2003, it was in the former municipality of Sluis-Aardenburg.

Gallery

File:Sint Anna ter Muiden Kerk R02.jpg, 14th-century church tower File:Maneschijnhoeve.jpg, Farm Maneschijnhoeve File:Dorpsplein gezien naar het zuiden, reproductie van foto in bezit van Gemeente Sluis - Sint Anna ter Muiden - 20022914 - RCE.jpg, Old picture of the square File:Sint Anna ter Muiden NL PM 039933.jpg, Houses in Sint Anna ter Muiden

References

Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Sluis {{Zeeland-geo-stub