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Coordinates: 51°26′N 3°49′E / 51.433°N 3.817°E / 51.433; 3.817
  
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This article is about the municipality. For the eponymous village, see Borssele.
Borsele
Bossele (Zeeuws)
Municipality
Church in Ovezande
Church in Ovezande
Flag of Borsele
Flag
Coat of arms of Borsele
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Borsele in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Coordinates: 51°26′N 3°49′E / 51.433°N 3.817°E / 51.433; 3.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorGerben Dijksterhuis (ChristianUnion)
Area
[2]
 • Total194.52 km2 (75.10 sq mi)
 • Land141.57 km2 (54.66 sq mi)
 • Water52.95 km2 (20.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total22,818
 • Density161/km2 (420/sq mi)
DemonymBorsselaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4430–4456
Area code0113
Websiteborsele.nl

Borsele (Dutch: [ˈbɔrsələ] ⓘ; Zeelandic: Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern NetherlandsonZuid-Beveland.

The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s.

The municipality is mainly known for the Borssele Nuclear Power Station and the Central Storage for Radioactive Waste.

Population centres[edit]

  • Borssele
  • Driewegen
  • Ellewoutsdijk
  • 's-Gravenpolder
  • 's-Heer Abtskerke
  • 's-Heerenhoek
  • Heinkenszand
  • Hoedekenskerke
  • Kwadendamme
  • Lewedorp
  • Nieuwdorp
  • Nisse
  • Oudelande
  • Ovezande.

    • Topography[edit]

    Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borsele, June 2015

    Transport[edit]

    The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to TerneuzeninZeelandic Flanders.

    Notable people[edit]

    Hans Warren, 1981

    Sport[edit]

    Gallery[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Samenstelling College van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Borsele. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  • ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  • ^ "Postcodetool for 4441AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  • ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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