Axel

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Axel is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known historically as a fortified settlement and now part of the municipality of Terneuzen.

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Axel canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
country Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands
hasAreaCode 0115
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
local services
hasFeature canals
polders
rural surroundings
hasHeritage former fortified town
hasHistoricalEvent siege of Axel (1586)
hasHistoricalFunction fortified settlement
hasLandmark Axel city gate remnants
St. Gregorius the Great church
local history museum Het Warenhuis
windmill Stadsmolen van Axel
hasMunicipalitySeat Terneuzen
hasNearbyWaterBody Westerschelde (nearby)
hasPopulationCharacteristic small town
hasPostalCode 4571
hasReligion Protestant congregation
Roman Catholic parish
hasRoadConnection N258 road
N61 road (nearby)
hasSubdivisionType population centre of Terneuzen
hasTimezone CEST
CET
hasTransport regional bus connections
languageUsed Dutch
localDialect Zeeuws-Flemish
locatedIn Zeeland
province of Zeeland
region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
southwestern Netherlands
locatedInAdministrativeEntity municipality of Terneuzen
locatedNear Belgian border
Hulst NERFINISHED
Terneuzen
locatedOn Axel canal (Kanaal van Axel)
partOf States of Zeeland (historical)
linked to: States of Zeeland

municipality of Terneuzen
previouslyPartOf municipality of Axel
wasCapturedBy English and Dutch forces in 1586

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