Walcheren

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former island peninsula

Walcheren is a peninsula and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland, known for its coastal towns, beaches, and strategic location at the mouth of the Western Scheldt.

Aliases (1)

former island of Walcheren ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former island → peninsula →
connectedToMainlandBy	causeways → dikes →
contains	Aagtekerke → Biggekerke → Buttinge en Zandvoort → Domburg → Gapinge → Grijpskerke NERFINISHED → Koudekerke → Meliskerke → Middelburg NERFINISHED → Oostkapelle → Serooskerke → Veere → Vlissingen NERFINISHED → Vrouwenpolder → Westkapelle → Zoutelande →
country	Netherlands →
currentStatus	peninsula →
formerStatus	island →
hasCoastOn	North Sea → Western Scheldt →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → shipping → tourism →
hasFeature	dunes → polders → sea dikes →
hasMunicipality	Middelburg NERFINISHED → Veere → Vlissingen NERFINISHED →
historicalEvent	Inundation of Walcheren 1944 → Operation Infatuate →
knownFor	beaches → coastal towns → strategic location →
language	Dutch → Zeelandic →
locatedAtMouthOf	Western Scheldt →
locatedIn	Southwestern Netherlands → Zeeland NERFINISHED →
partOf	Delta region of the Netherlands → Zeelandic Islands →
wasBombedBy	Royal Air Force →
wasFloodedIn	1944 →
wasSiteOf	Battle of Walcheren Causeway →
wasStrategicFor	access to port of Antwerp →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Scheldt → South Beveland →	near
Zuid-Beveland →	connectedTo
Zeeland →	containsIsland
Western Scheldt →	flowsThrough
South Beveland →	locatedBetween
Noord-Beveland →	locatedNear
Middelburg ("former island of Walcheren") →	locatedOn
Walcheren Campaign →	location
Westerscheldetunnel →	regionServed
Walcheren dialect →	spokenIn