Borsele
Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands
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Borsele (Dutch: [ˈbɔrsələ] ⓘ; Zeeuws: Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.
Borsele
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Church in Ovezande | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Zeeland | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′N 3°49′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Gerben Dijksterhuis (ChristianUnion) |
| Area | |
• Total | 194.52 km2 (75.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 141.57 km2 (54.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 52.95 km2 (20.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 22,818 |
| • Density | 161/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Borsselaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4430–4456 |
| Area code | 0113 |
| Website | borsele |
The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s.
The municipality is mainly known for the Borssele Nuclear Power Station and the Central Storage for Radioactive Waste.
Population centres
Topography
Transport
The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to Terneuzen in Zeelandic Flanders.
Notable people
- Adrianus Barlandus [1486 in Baarland – 1538) a Dutch historian of merit
- Hans Warren (1921 in Borssele – 2001) a Dutch writer
Sport
- Dingenis de Wilde (1885 in Heinkenszand – 1947) a Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Cees Priem (born 1950 in Ovezande) a retired professional road bicycle racer, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Jan Raas (born 1952 in Heinkenszand, near Goes) a Dutch former professional cyclist
- Angelique van der Meet (born 1991 in 's-Heer Abtskerke) a Dutch tennis player
Gallery
Borssele Nuclear Power Plant
Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting
't Hof te Baarland te Baarland
Wiel, showing a pool resulting from a dike breach and subsequent re-empoldering.
