island of Walcheren

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former island peninsula region

The island of Walcheren is a former island and coastal region in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its historic port towns, seaside resorts, and role in North Sea maritime history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
island of Walcheren canonical 3
former island of Walcheren 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former island ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
region ⓘ
administrativeCenter Middelburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
borders North Sea ⓘ
Veerse Meer ⓘ
Western Scheldt ⓘ
capital Middelburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectedBy causeways to Zuid-Beveland ⓘ
contains Biggekerke ⓘ
Domburg ⓘ
Grijpskerke NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koudekerke ⓘ
Middelburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oostkapelle ⓘ
Serooskerke ⓘ
Veere ⓘ
Vlissingen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vrouwenpolder ⓘ
Westkapelle ⓘ
Zoutelande ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
hasSeasideResort Domburg ⓘ
Oostkapelle ⓘ
Westkapelle ⓘ
Zoutelande ⓘ
historicalEvent Battle of Walcheren (1809) ⓘ
Battle of Walcheren Causeway ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Walcheren Causeway (1944)

Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Scheldt (1944)

Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
surface form: Inundation of Walcheren (1944)
knownFor North Sea maritime history ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
dune landscapes ⓘ
historic port towns ⓘ
polder landscapes ⓘ
seaside resorts ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
locatedIn North Sea coast ⓘ
Scheldt ⓘ
surface form: Scheldt estuary

province of Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southwestern Netherlands ⓘ
surface form: southwestern Netherlands
partOf Atlantic Wall during World War II ⓘ
Zeelandic Islands ⓘ
regionalDialect Walchers ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Western Scheldt access to Antwerp ⓘ
tourismType beach tourism ⓘ
coastal tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Walcheren dialect → geographicScope → island of Walcheren ⓘ
Serooskerke → partOf → island of Walcheren ⓘ
this entity surface form: former island of Walcheren
Gapinge → locatedOn → island of Walcheren ⓘ
this entity surface form: former island of Walcheren
Arnemuiden → locatedOn → island of Walcheren ⓘ
Marquis of Veere and Vlissingen → associatedRegion → island of Walcheren ⓘ