Eastern Scheldt
The Eastern Scheldt is a former estuary in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the north and Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland on the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Marine channel
- Description: bay, former estuary in Zeeland, Netherlands
- Also known as: “East Schelde” and “Oosterschelde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zeeland Bridge and Temple of Nehalennia.
Zeeland Bridge
Bridge
The Zeeland Bridge is the longest bridge in the Netherlands. The bridge spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary. It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in the province of Zeeland.
Temple of Nehalennia
Place of worship
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of Nehalennia is a place of worship, which is situated 3½ km west of Eastern Scheldt.
De Oude Molen
Windmill
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De Oude Molen is a windmill, which is situated 3 km west of Eastern Scheldt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colijnsplaat and Kats.
Colijnsplaat
Village
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Colijnsplaat is a village in the Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands It is a part of the Municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km northeast of Middelburg. Colijnsplaat is situated 3½ km west of Eastern Scheldt.
Kats
Village
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Kats is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km east of Middelburg. Kats is situated 3½ km south of Eastern Scheldt.
Zierikzee
Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zierikzee is a town in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The city has 11,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the municipality.
Eastern Scheldt
- Categories: Natura 2000 site, bay, and body of water
- Location: Zeeland, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Eastern Scheldt” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أوسترسخيلده”
- Basque: “Oosterschelde”
- Bulgarian: “Остерсчелде”
- Catalan: “Oosterschelde”
- Cebuano: “Oosterschelde”
- Chinese: “东斯海尔德”
- Chinese: “東斯海爾德河”
- Chinese: “東海爾德”
- Chuvash: “Хĕвелтухăç Шельда”
- Danish: “Oosterschelde”
- Dutch: “Oosterschelde”
- French: “Escaut oriental”
- Georgian: “აღმოსავლეთი შელდა”
- German: “Nationalpark Oosterschelde”
- German: “Oosterschelde”
- Italian: “Schelda orientale”
- Italian: “Schelda Orientale”
- Japanese: “東スヘルデ”
- Latin: “Scaldis Orientalis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oosterschelde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oosterschelde”
- Norwegian: “Oosterschelde”
- Polish: “Skalda Wschodnia”
- Romanian: “Oosterschelde”
- Russian: “Восточная Шельда”
- Slovenian: “Oosterschelde”
- Slovenian: “Vzhodna Šelda”
- Spanish: “Escalda Oriental”
- Swedish: “Oosterschelde”
- Turkish: “Doğu Schelde Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Східна Шельда”
- Vlaams: “Ôosterschelde”
- Western Frisian: “Easterskelde”
- Zeeuws: “Oôsterschelde”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zuidhoek and Malta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De Val and ’t Hoofd.
Zeeland: Must-Visit Destinations
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