Sluis
Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the municipality. For Battle of Sluys, see Battle of Sluys. For Sluis in Tholen, see Sluis, Tholen.
Sluis (Dutch: [slœys] ⓘ; Zeelandic: Sluus [slys]; French: Écluse) is a town and municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western Dutch province of Zeeland.
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Sluis
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Coordinates: 51°18′30″N 3°23′10″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zeeland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marga Vermue-Vermue (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 307.16 km2 (118.60 sq mi) |
• Land | 279.36 km2 (107.86 sq mi) |
• Water | 27.80 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 23,166 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 4500–4519, 4524–4529 |
Area code | 0117 |
Website | www |
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The current incarnation of the municipality has existed since 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of Oostburg and Sluis-Aardenburg merged on that date. The latter of these two municipalities was formed from a merger between the previous municipality named Sluis and the former municipality of Aardenburg in 1995.