Veere

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Veere ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland on the former island of Walcheren, lying northeast of Middelburg.

Geographical Location

The place Veere located in the northeast of Walcheren at Veersemeer against Noord -Beveland. The entire area extends over the greater part of Walcheren, including 34 km of coastline with sandy beaches and dunes are mainly in the west. The artificial island Neeltje Jans, which was created during construction of the Oosterschelde dam, part of the territory of the municipality of Veere.

Political Structure

The church today Veere emerged from the former municipalities of Veere ( 1590 ), Domburg, Mariekerke, Valkenisse and West Chapel on January 1, 1997. The municipality is located in Domburg. The municipality also includes the districts of:

( Population figures as of December 2005)

All 13 parts of municipalities were until December 31, 1965 independent communities.

History

The prosperity of the port city was based on the cloth and wool trade with England and Scotland. These relationships were in 1444, cemented by the marriage of the city's governors Wolfert VI van Borsele with the Princess Mary Stewart, daughter of the Scottish king James I.. 1561 occurred on the port, the so-called Scots houses the Scottish trading colony with magnificent Renaissance gables.

1572 took Veere in the uprising against the Duke of Alba in part and thereafter played a leading role in the Dutch Republic. The Orangemen have now used the harbor as a naval port.

1668 a fire damaged the late Gothic cross basilica.

The Napoleonic continental system interrupted the England trade and Veere harbor was used from now on only as a fishing port. 1809, the city was bombarded by the British and the church further damaged. 1811 built the French, the large church to an army hospital.

Between 1958 and 1961 they built the Veersegatdamm as part of the Delta Plan. On April 27, 1961 with the lowering of the last slide the Veersegat permanently blocked and the connection interrupted Veere to the open sea. This forced the fleet to move to Colijnsplaar on the Oosterschelde.

Today it serves as the inland sea converted Veersemeer recreational and leisure purposes.

Tourism

The community consists of almost four million overnight stays per year. In addition to numerous apartments, campsites and hotels include marinas, a golf course and a large network of cycle tracks on offer for tourists.

Attractions

The picturesque small town has many historic buildings and is therefore a destination for many day-trippers.

  • Gabled houses on the market square
  • Church of Our Lady, Church of 1479; only the choir, representing the remains of the earlier building of 1332, is used as a church. The large building has served different purposes. In the main room exhibitions and cultural events.
  • Town Hall; built 1474-1517
  • Defense tower from the 15th century at the sea side
  • Scots Museum houses

Twinning

With the French community Coudekerque industry is a partnership.

Personalities

  • The painter Albrecht Dürer to 1520 visited the city and have an honorable mention.
  • The painter Pieter Cornelis Mondrian Domburg created in many of his works.
  • Gaby Minneboo, a five-time world champion stayer, dates from Veere.

See also: Marquis of Veere and Vlissingen

Statistics Netherlands Telephone numbers in the Netherlands Municipalities in the Netherlands Noord-Beveland Westkapelle, Netherlands Serooskerke (Walcheren) Joan Blaeu James I of Scotland Colijnsplaat Jan van der Heyden Coudekerque-Branche Reimerswaal (municipality) Schouwen-Duiveland
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