Touring Het Zwin in Belgium
Het Zwin in the region of Flanders is a city located in Belgium - some 56 mi or ( 89 km ) North-West of Brussels , the country's capital city .
Time in Het Zwin is now 01:23 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Cambridge, Terhofstede, The Hague, and Retranchement. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Het Zwin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ferienwohnung am Meer in Cadzand Bad Seeland Holland Niederlande
Vermietung: Gemutliche Ferienwohnung am Meer für 2 Personen Urlaub Ort: Cadzand-Bad (Zeeland / Niederlande) (Seeland / Holland) Mehr Informationen auf: www.cadzand-zeeland.nl ..
6 MAR 2009 THE NETHERLANDS ZEELAND SLUIS A ONE DAY TRIP
Sluis is a little tourist village close to the Belgian border at the eastside and about 15 km away from the coast. ..
Demo Sea King helicopter en Reddingboot Cadzand
Landing duiker op reddingboot Cadzand KNRM ..
1990_tram_knokke_depanne.mpg
A return trip with the Belgian coastal tramway in the summer of 1990 plus some additional footage 1991 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Zwin
The Zwin is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian-Dutch border. It consists of the entrance area of a former tidal inlet which during the Middle Ages connected the North Sea with the ports of Sluis and Bruges inland. The Zwin inlet was formed originally by a storm that broke through the Flemish coast in 1134, creating a tidal channel that reached some 15 km inland and was also connected, through another channel, to the mouth of the Scheldt further north-east.
Located at 51.36 3.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Retranchement
Retranchement is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located on the Belgian border, about 9 km northwest of Oostburg, in the municipality of Sluis. Retranchement was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Sluis. \t\t \t\t\tRetranchement 1866. gif \t\t\t Map (1866) \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tWapen-Retranchement. jpg \t\t\t Coat of arms of Retranchement
Located at 51.35 3.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Cadzand
Cadzand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Sluis, about 8 km northwest of Oostburg. The village contains 804 inhabitants (2007). Better known to many visitors is the nearby beach at Cadzand-Bad. Until 1 April 1970, Cadzand was a separate municipality. It then was annexed by the municipality of Oostburg. It was in January 2003, with the merger of Sluis-Aardenburg and Oostburg, that Cadzand found itself within the newly enlarged municipality of Sluis.
Located at 51.37 3.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Damme
The Battle of Damme was fought on 30 May and 31 May 1213. The success of the English raids ended a threat of French invasion of England. Damme is located on the estuary of the Zwyn (now largely silted up), at that time in the county of Flanders (now in Belgium). It was then the port of the city of Bruges. The English knew King Philip II of France was planning to invade England, at the very least as a way of preventing an English attack on Poitou.
Located at 51.33 3.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Battle of Sluis (1603)
The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Spanish squadron commanded by Federico Spinola tried to break through a blockade of Sluis by Dutch ships under the command of Joos de Moor. After about two hours of fighting the heavily damaged Spanish ships returned to Sluis. His commander, the Italian captain Federico Spinola, was killed during the action.
Located at 51.33 3.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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