Yerseke

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Yerseke

Yerseke is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland. A separate municipality until 1970, it today forms part of the municipality of Reimerswaal.[1] On 1 January 2007 Yerseke had a recorded population of 6,541 inhabitants .

The locality is well known for its fishing industry: in particular, the cultivation of mussels, oysters and other clams in the Oosterschelde.

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  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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Coordinates: 51°30′N, 4°03′E