Coat of Arms of Breskens

Breskens is a harbour town on the Westerschelde in the municipality of Sluis in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western Netherlands. Its population is 4,280 (as of 2001). Image File history File links Municipal Coat of Arms of Breskens (1816-1870) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Municipal Coat of Arms of Breskens (1816-1870) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Satellite image of the Scheldt delta showing the Western Scheldt (b) The Western Scheldt (Westerschelde) in the province Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, is an estuary of the Scheldt river. ... Sluis is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands in the west of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. ... For the South Pacific country, named after the province, see New Zealand; (some notes on how New Zealand got its name are underneath). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

The town is noted for the Visserijfeesten (Fishery Festival), the largest festival in Zeeland.

A ferry connection exists between Breskens and Vlissingen. After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now only carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on short-distance, scheduled services. ... Flushing (Dutch Vlissingen) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. ... Terneuzen is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

In early 1487 (1486 according to the Old Calendar), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, granted the coastal region of the Scheldt as a fief to Philip of Cleves. The coastal areas were drained and the village of Breskens was founded in 1510. Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). ...

On 9 November 1944 the town was carpet-bombed by Allied forces, leaving very little of the historical centre intact. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...

Prior to January 1, 2003, the town was in the municipality of Oostburg. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oostburg (population: 18,174) is a town in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland. ...

Reference

"Geschiedenis van Breskens 1610-1825" (in Dutch)