Brouwershaven

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Brouwershaven
City
The Church of Brouwershaven looks relatively large for the nowadays small town

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "Brouw"
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Brouwershaven in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
Coordinates: 51°43′35″N 3°54′51″E / 51.72639°N 3.91417°E / 51.72639; 3.91417Coordinates: 51°43′35″N 3°54′51″E / 51.72639°N 3.91417°E / 51.72639; 3.91417
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (2-1-2008)
 • Total 1,426
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Brouwershaven is a small city on the Grevelingen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 45 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.

Brouwershaven received city rights in 1477.

In 2001, the town of Brouwershaven had 1307 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.39 km², and contained 705 residences.[1] The statistical area "Brouwershaven", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1540.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.

Images

  • Brouwershaven in the Civitates orbis terrarum, 1572 (edition of 1593)

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  • Tholen Panorama 15.JPG
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