Oosterscheldekering
The Oosterscheldekering, between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deltapark Neeltje Jans and Reserve pier 66.
Deltapark Neeltje Jans
Theme park
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deltapark Neeltje Jans is a Dutch theme park located on the former artificial island Neeltje Jans at the Oosterschelde. In addition to the attractive nature of the Deltapark Neeltje Jans, it also plays an educational role with respect to the Delta Works. Deltapark Neeltje Jans is situated 2½ km northeast of Oosterscheldekering.
Reserve pier 66
Sports venue
Photo: Aat van den Heuvel, CC BY 3.0.
Reserve pier 66 is a sports venue, which is situated 2 km northeast of Oosterscheldekering.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westenschouwen and Wissenkerke.
Westenschouwen
Hamlet
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westenschouwen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 21 km north of Middelburg. Westenschouwen is situated 6 km north of Oosterscheldekering.
Wissenkerke
Village
Photo: MichielverbeekNL, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wissenkerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km northeast of Middelburg. Wissenkerke is situated 6 km southeast of Oosterscheldekering.
Kamperland
Village
Photo: Steinbach, Public domain.
Kamperland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 11 km northeast of Middelburg. Kamperland is situated 6 km south of Oosterscheldekering.
Oosterscheldekering
- Type: Dam
- Description: Dutch storm surge barrier in the North Sea
- Category: flood control structure
- Location: Veere Municipality, Zeeland, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Zeeuws—“Oosterscheldekering” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Bulgarian: “Остерсчелдекеринг”
- Catalan: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Cebuano: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Chinese: “東謝爾特風暴潮屏障”
- Czech: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Dutch: “Oosterscheldedam”
- Dutch: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Dutch: “Stormvloedkering Oosterschelde”
- Dutch: “Zeeland is veilig”
- French: “Oosterscheldekering”
- German: “Oosterschelde-Sperrwerk”
- German: “Oosterschelde-Sturmflutwehr”
- German: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Italian: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Japanese: “東スヘルデ防潮水門”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Norwegian: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Polish: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Portuguese: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Russian: “Остерсхелдекеринг”
- Russian: “Остерсхельдекеринг”
- Russian: “Остершельдекеринг”
- Spanish: “Barrera del Escalda Oriental”
- Spanish: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Swedish: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Ukrainian: “Остерсхельдекерінг”
- Zeeuws: “Oosterscheldekering”
- Zeeuws: “Oôsterscheldekering”
- Zeeuws: “Stormvloedkering”
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