Veere

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Veere is a historic harbor town and former trading center located on the island of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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Veere canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
harbor town
municipality
areaCode 0118
coatOfArmsDepicts lamb with banner
country Netherlands
flagColors blue
yellow
governedBy municipal council of Veere
surface form: Municipal council of Veere
grantedCityRightsIn 1355
hasEconomicActivity recreation and water sports
hasHeritageStatus protected townscape
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1997
hasNearbySettlement Middelburg NERFINISHED
Vlissingen
hasNotableBuilding Campveerse Toren
Grote Kerk (Veere)
Scottish Houses (Schotse Huizen)
Town Hall of Veere
hasNotableStructure Veere city walls
Veere harbor
hasPortType yacht harbor
historicalRole harbor for Scottish wool trade
trading center
knownFor maritime history
tourism
well-preserved historic center
language Dutch
locatedIn Southwestern Netherlands
Walcheren
Zeeland
former island of Walcheren
locatedNear North Sea
locatedOn Veerse Meer
mergedFrom Municipality of Domburg
Municipality of Gapinge
Municipality of Grijpskerke
Koudekerke
surface form: Municipality of Koudekerke

Municipality of Meliskerke
Municipality of Oostkapelle
Municipality of Serooskerke
Municipality of Veere (former)
Municipality of Vrouwenpolder
Municipality of Vrouwenpolder
surface form: Municipality of Zoutelande
partOf municipality of Veere
surface form: Municipality of Veere
postalCodeRange 4350–4354
province Zeeland
regionalLanguage Zeelandic
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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