Vlissingen

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Vlissingen is a historic port city on the North Sea coast of the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its maritime heritage and seaside promenade.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Vlissingen canonical 68
city of Vlissingen 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality of the Netherlands
country Netherlands
governingBody municipal council of Vlissingen
hasAreaCode 0118
hasCityRightsSince 1315
hasCoastalDefenseHistory true
hasFerryConnection Breskens
hasIndustry logistics
shipbuilding
tourism
hasLandmark Boulevard of Vlissingen
Kazematten (fortifications)
Oranjemolen lighthouse
St. Jacobskerk
Statue of Michiel de Ruyter
Wind organ on the boulevard
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1966
hasMuseum Maritime muZEEum Vlissingen
hasNotablePerson Jan Willem de Winter
Michiel de Ruyter
Pieter de Hooch
hasPort Port of Vlissingen
hasPostalCodeRange 4380–4389
hasSubdivision Koudekerke (partly)
linked to: Koudekerke

Oost-Souburg
Ritthem
West-Souburg
hasUniversityOrCollege HZ University of Applied Sciences (campus)
isPortCity true
isSeasideResort true
knownFor ferry connections
harbour
maritime heritage
seaside promenade
shipbuilding industry
locatedIn Zeeland
locatedInTimeZone CET
locatedOn North Sea
Western Scheldt estuary
linked to: Western Scheldt
mayorTitle Mayor of Vlissingen
namedAfter possibly flax (etymology uncertain)
observesDaylightSavingTime CEST
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Southwest Netherlands
province Zeeland
provincialCapitalOf none
railwayLine Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
railwayStation Vlissingen railway station
wasBombedIn Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeeland hasMunicipality Vlissingen
Michiel de Ruyter placeOfBirth Vlissingen
Middelburg locatedNear Vlissingen
Port of Vlissingen locatedIn Vlissingen
Port of Vlissingen nearbyCity Vlissingen
Calais hasTwinTown Vlissingen
Goes locatedNear Vlissingen
Westerscheldetunnel nearbyCity Vlissingen
Walcheren contains Vlissingen
Walcheren hasMunicipality Vlissingen
Western Scheldt hasMouthNear Vlissingen
Southern Netherlands hasHistoricalCity Vlissingen
subject linked to: southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands hasMajorPort Vlissingen
subject linked to: southern Netherlands
Goes railway station connectsTo Vlissingen
N62 terminusNear Vlissingen
Domburg hasNearbyCity Vlissingen
Veere hasNearbySettlement Vlissingen
Zoutelande locatedNear Vlissingen
Koudekerke locatedNear Vlissingen
Serooskerke nearbyCity Vlissingen
Westkapelle hasNearbyCity Vlissingen
Biggekerke nearbySettlement Vlissingen
Battle of Flushing hasLocation Vlissingen
Walcheren Island hasMajorCity Vlissingen
Walcheren contains Vlissingen
subject linked to: island of Walcheren
De Ruyter family originatesFrom Vlissingen
Breskens ferryConnectionTo Vlissingen
A58 motorway connects Vlissingen
A58 motorway terminusWest Vlissingen
A58 motorway passesThrough Vlissingen
Vlissingen Souburg locatedNear city of Vlissingen
linked to: Vlissingen
Grijpskerke locatedNear Vlissingen
Nieuwdorp near Vlissingen
Roosendaal railwayConnectionsTo Vlissingen
subject linked to: Roosendaal, Netherlands
Oost-Souburg hasMunicipality Vlissingen
Oost-Souburg locatedNear Vlissingen