Sint Philipsland (village)

Sint Philipsland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Sint Philpsland is also the name of the (former) island on which the village lies. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 16 km northwest of Bergen op Zoom.

Sint Philipsland
Village
Flag
Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint Philipsland in the municipality of Tholen.
Coordinates: 51°37′1″N 4°9′52″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityTholen
Area
  Total40.19 km2 (15.52 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2010)
  Total2,686
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sint Philipsland was a separate municipality until 1995, when it was merged with Tholen.[1]

In 2001, the village of Sint Philipsland had 2002 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.36 km², and contained 745 residences.[2] The statistical area "Sint Philipsland", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2150.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.
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