Arnemuiden
| Arnemuiden | ||
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Arnemuiden in 2006 | ||
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  Arnemuiden Location of Arnemuiden in the province of Zeeland | ||
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 3°40′E / 51.500°N 3.667°E | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Zeeland | |
| Municipality | Middelburg | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 5,370 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Arnemuiden is a small city of around 5000 people in the municipality of Middelburg in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is located on the former island of Walcheren, about 3 km east of the city of Middelburg.
On the 23 September 1338, at the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, a naval battle was held near Arnemuiden. It was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War[1] and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannon and one hand gun.[2]
It received city rights in 1574.
Until 1997, Arnemuiden was a separate municipality. Arnemuiden has a railway station - Arnemuiden railway station.
A substantial part of the inhabitants of Arnemuiden have been a fisherman in some part of their life. This explains the immense popularity of tattoos and fishing ship earrings in the village.
"De klok van Arnemuiden" is a Dutch song about the church clock at the Arnemuiden central market.
Gallery
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The Battle of Arnemuiden in 1338.
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Sculpture Female fish pedlar (Arnemuidse visleurster)
References
- ↑ Jean-Claude Castex, Dictionnaire des batailles navales franco-anglaises, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004, p.21
- ↑ Jean-Claude Castex, Dictionnaire des batailles navales franco-anglaises, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004, p.21
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Arnemuiden". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
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