Breskens

Breskens is a harbour town on the Westerschelde in the municipality of , Netherlands. Its population is 4,787, and it is 2.8 m above sea level. The town is noted for the Visserijfeesten, the largest festival in .
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  • Village with about 4,650 residents
  • Description: village in Sluis, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 4511

Places of Interest

Discover Breskens General Cemetery and Nieuwe Sluis.
Lighthouse
is a Dutch lighthouse in the Nieuwesluis…
2½ km northwest of Breskens
Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.
2½ km northwest of Breskens

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groede and Slijkplaat.
is a village in the province of .
4 km southwest of Breskens
Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of .
4 km southeast of Breskens
is a village in the province of .
4½ km south of Breskens
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Latitude
51.39578° or 51° 23′ 45″ north
Longitude
3.55517° or 3° 33′ 19″ east
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9F359HW4+83
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Breskens” goes by many names.
BreskensAfrikaans
BreskensAsturian
BreskensBasque
БрэскенсBelarusian
BreskensBreton
БрескенсBulgarian
BreskensCatalan
BreskensCebuano
佈雷斯肯斯Chinese
布雷斯肯斯Chinese
BreskensCorsican
BreskensCroatian
BreskensCzech
BreskensDanish
BresjesDutch
BreskensDutch
Breskens (plaats)Dutch
BreskensEsperanto
BreskensEstonian
BreskensFinnish
BreskensGalician
BreskensHausa
ברסקנסHebrew
BreskensHungarian
BreskensIndonesian
BreskensIrish
BreskensItalian
BreskensJèrriais
BreskensLatvian
BreskensasLithuanian
BreskensLuxembourgish
BreskensMin Nan Chinese
BreskensNorwegian Bokmål
BreskensOccitan (post 1500)
برسکنزPersian
BreskensPolish
BreskensRomanian
БрескенсRussian
BreskensSlovak
BreskensSlovenian
BreskensSwedish
BreskensTahitian
BreskensTurkish
БрескенсUkrainian
بریسکنسUrdu
BreskensVlaams
BreskensWelsh
BresjesZeeuws
BreskensZeeuws

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