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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  • Type: Village with 4,650 residents
  • Description: village in Sluis, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Breskens (plaats)”
  • Postal code: 4511

Places of Interest

Highlights: Breskens General Cemetery and Nieuwe Sluis.

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a Dutch lighthouse in the Nieuwesluis… is situated 2½ km northwest of Breskens.

Nature reserve
Photo: FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Breskens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Groede and Slijkplaat.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the province of . is situated 4 km southwest of Breskens.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the province of . is situated 4 km southeast of Breskens.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the province of . is situated 4½ km south of Breskens.

Breskens

Latitude
51.39578° or 51° 23′ 45″ north
Longitude
3.55517° or 3° 33′ 19″ east
Population
4,650
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL BRS
Open location code
9F359HW4+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 928979771
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2758341
Wiki­data ID
Q641390
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Breskens” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Breskens”
  • Asturian: “Breskens”
  • Basque: “Breskens”
  • Belarusian: “Брэскенс”
  • Breton: “Breskens”
  • Bulgarian: “Брескенс”
  • Catalan: “Breskens”
  • Cebuano: “Breskens”
  • Chinese: “佈雷斯肯斯”
  • Chinese: “布雷斯肯斯”
  • Corsican: “Breskens”
  • Croatian: “Breskens”
  • Czech: “Breskens”
  • Danish: “Breskens”
  • Dutch: “Breskens”
  • Esperanto: “Breskens”
  • Estonian: “Breskens”
  • Finnish: “Breskens”
  • French: “Breskens”
  • Galician: “Breskens”
  • German: “Breskens”
  • Hausa: “Breskens”
  • Hebrew: “ברסקנס”
  • Hungarian: “Breskens”
  • Indonesian: “Breskens”
  • Irish: “Breskens”
  • Italian: “Breskens”
  • Jèrriais: “Breskens”
  • Latvian: “Breskens”
  • Lithuanian: “Breskensas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Breskens”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Breskens”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Breskens”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Breskens”
  • Persian: “برسکنز”
  • Polish: “Breskens”
  • Portuguese: “Breskens”
  • Romanian: “Breskens”
  • Russian: “Брескенс”
  • Slovak: “Breskens”
  • Slovenian: “Breskens”
  • Spanish: “Breskens”
  • Swedish: “Breskens”
  • Tahitian: “Breskens”
  • Turkish: “Breskens”
  • Ukrainian: “Брескенс”
  • Urdu: “بریسکنس”
  • Vlaams: “Breskens”
  • Welsh: “Breskens”
  • Zeeuws: “Bresjes”
  • “Breskens”

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