island of Zuid-Beveland

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The island of Zuid-Beveland is a former island and region in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, known for its reclaimed polders, agricultural landscape, and small towns and villages.

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island of Zuid-Beveland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former island
region
borderedBy Eastern Scheldt
Western Scheldt
connectedTo Noord-Beveland
Walcheren
mainland of North Brabant
contains municipality of Borsele
municipality of Goes
municipality of Reimerswaal
containsTown Driewegen
Goes
Hansweert NERFINISHED
Heinkenszand
Hoedekenskerke
Kapelle
Krabbendijke
Kruiningen
Kwadendamme
Lewedorp
Nisse
Ovezande
Rilland
Waarde
Yerseke NERFINISHED
’s-Gravenpolder
’s-Heer Arendskerke
country Netherlands
hasCharacteristic agricultural landscape
reclaimed polders
small towns and villages
hasHistoricalEvent North Sea flood of 1953
floods in the Middle Ages
hasInfrastructure A58 motorway NERFINISHED
railway line Roosendaal–Vlissingen
hasLandform polders
sea dikes
knownFor arable farming
dairy farming
fruit cultivation
oyster culture in Yerseke
language Zeelandic dialects
locatedIn Zeeland
southwestern Netherlands
majorTown Goes
partOf Zeelandic Islands
protectedBy Delta Works
regionType rural region

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Heinkenszand locatedOn island of Zuid-Beveland