Hulst

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Hulst

Location municipality Hulst

Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Area 251.01 km²
- Land 201.48 km²
- Water 49.53 km²
Population (2005) 27,919
- Density 139/km²


Hulst (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.

[edit] Population centers

Absdale, Clinge, Emmadorp, Graauw, Heikant, 't Jagertje, Kapellebrug, Kruispolder, Nieuw-Namen,Paal, Schuddebeurs, Sint Jansteen, Zandberg and the former municipality of Hontenisse.

[edit] The city of Hulst

1645 - Siege of Hulst in the Eighty Years' War
1645 - Siege of Hulst in the Eighty Years' War

Hulst received city rights in the 12th century.

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