Sluis, Tholen

De Sluis or Sluis is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 21 km north-west of Bergen op Zoom.[2]

De Sluis
Sluis
Hamlet
Coordinates: 51.64099°N 4.10670°E / 51.64099; 4.10670
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityTholen
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4675[1]
Dialing code0167[1]

De Sluis is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Sint Philipsland.[1] It has place name signs and consists of about 10 houses.[4]

The village was named after the nearby sluice, and was established after 1900 to house the employees of the Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij. A tram line was built to Brouwershaven and was mainly used for the transportation of sugar beet. The tram line closed in 1953.[5]

The ferry from Anna Jacobapolder to Zijpe used to be located in De Sluis. In 1988, the Philipsdam was completed and the ferry was disestablished.[6]

References

  1. "Postcode 4675 in Sint Philipsland". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022. not found
  4. "De Sluis (Anna Jacobapolder)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Anna Jacobapolder (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. "Anna Jacobapolder". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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