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Sluis, Tholen
Hamlet in Zeeland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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De Sluis or Sluis is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 21 km north-west of Bergen op Zoom.[2]
De Sluis is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Sint Philipsland.[1] It has place name signs and consists of about 10 houses.[4]
The village was named after the nearby sluice, and was established after 1900 to house the employees of the Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij. A tram line was built to Brouwershaven and was mainly used for the transportation of sugar beet. The tram line closed in 1953.[5]
The ferry from Anna Jacobapolder to Zijpe used to be located in De Sluis. In 1988, the Philipsdam was completed and the ferry was disestablished.[6]
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