Zeeland

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This article is about the Dutch province. For other uses, see Zeeland (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Zealand, Zealandia, New Zealand, or Seeland.

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Zeeland

Zeêland  (Zeeuws)

Zealand

Province of the Netherlands

Flag
 Coat of arms

Motto(s): 

Latin: Luctor et emergo, Dutch: Ik worstel en kom boven

("I struggle and emerge")

Anthem: "Zeeuws volkslied"

("Zeelandic Anthem")

Location of Zeeland in the Netherlands

Coordinates:  51°34′N 3°45′ECoordinates:  51°34′N 3°45′E

Country  Netherlands

Capital Middelburg

Largest city Terneuzen

Government

 • King's Commissioner Han Polman (D66)

Area

 (2017)[1]

 • Total 2,934 km2 (1,133 sq mi)

 • Land 1,783 km2 (688 sq mi)

 • Water 1,151 km2 (444 sq mi)

Area rank 8th

Population

 (1 November 2019)[2]

 • Total 383,689

 • Rank 12th

 • Density 216/km2 (560/sq mi)

 • Density rank 10th

Demonym(s) Zeeuw

Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

ISO 3166 code NL-ZE

 HDI (2017) 0.904[3]
very high · 10th

Website Official website 

Zeeland (/ˈziːlənd/, Dutch: [ˈzeːlɑnt] ( listen); Zeelandic: Zeêland [ˈzɪə̯lɑnt]; historical

English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The
province, located in the south-west of the country, borders North Brabant to the east and South
Holland to the north, consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning
"Sealand") and a strip bordering the Flemish provinces of East and West Flanders. Its capital
is Middelburg with a population of 48,544[4] as of November 2019, the largest municipality in Zeeland
is Terneuzen (pop. 54,589) Zeeland has two seaports; in Vlissingen and Terneuzen. Its area is
2,934 square kilometres (1,130 sq mi), of which 1,151 square kilometres (440 sq mi) is water, and it
has a population of 383,689[2] as of November 2019.
Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism
is an important economic activity. In the summer, its beaches make it a popular destination for
tourists, especially German tourists. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher
during the high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water,
and the text luctor et emergo (Latin for "I struggle and emerge").[5] The country of New Zealand was
named after Zeeland after it was sighted by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.

Contents

 1History
 2Geography
o 2.1Municipalities
 3Demographics
 4Religion
 5Politics
o 5.1Provincial council
o 5.2Provincial executive
 6Economy
 7Transportation
 8Media
 9Namesakes
 10References
 11External links