Sluis, Tholen

De Sluis
Sluis
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 51°38′28″N 4°06′24″E / 51.64099°N 4.10670°E / 51.64099; 4.10670
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityTholen
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4675[1]
Dialing code0167[1]

De Sluis or Sluis is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 21 km north-west of Bergen op Zoom.[2]

De Sluis is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Sint Philipsland.[1] It has place name signs and consists of about 10 houses.[4]

The village was named after the nearby sluice, and was established after 1900 to house the employees of the Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij [nl]. A tram line was built to Brouwershaven and was mainly used for the transportation of sugar beet. The tram line closed in 1953.[5]

The ferry from Anna Jacobapolder to Zijpe used to be located in De Sluis. In 1988, the Philipsdam was completed and the ferry was disestablished.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 4675 in Sint Philipsland". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022. not found
  4. ^ "De Sluis (Anna Jacobapolder)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Anna Jacobapolder (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-8830-6. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Anna Jacobapolder". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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