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Zierikzee

Field	Value
name	Zierikzee
settlement_type	City
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	Zierikzee_1.jpg
image_caption	View over Zierikzee
image_flag	Flag of Zierikzee.svg
image_shield	Zierikzee wapen.svg
image_map	LocatieSchouwen-Duiveland.png
image_map1	Map NL - Schouwen-Duiveland - Zierikzee.png
map_caption1	The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zierikzee in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
pushpin_map
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Zeeland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Schouwen-Duiveland
coordinates
population_footnotes	tags --
population_total	11460
population_as_of	5-1-2020
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	4301
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0111

Zierikzee () is a small city in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The city hall of Schouwen-Duiveland is located in Zierikzee, its largest city. Zierikzee is connected to Oosterschelde through a canal.

In 2001, the town of Zierikzee had 10,313 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 3.0 km2, and contained 4,295 residences. The statistical area "Zierikzee", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 10,730.

History

Zierikzee, then located on the island of Schouwen, received city rights in 1248. In 1304, a fleet commissioned by the French and Dutch defeated a Flemish fleet in the naval Battle of Zierikzee.

Modern history

On 30 April 1917, a Royal Naval Air Service pilot entered Dutch airspace and mistakenly dropped eight bombs on Zierikzee, damaging several houses and killing a family of three. After initially denying the incident, the British government apologized and agreed to compensate the Dutch for damage and loss of life. In 1953, Zierikzee was damaged by the North Sea flood of 1953. The English town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire sent help and a friendship has developed. The two towns have been twinned. In 1997 the municipality of Zierikzee merged into that of Schouwen-Duiveland.

In 2015, the last surviving example of the city's defensive cannons; cast in 1552, was donated to the city by the British coastguard. The coastguard had recovered it from a commercial diver, during a criminal investigation. The diver had found it off the Kent coast. On 27 June 2022, a tornado estimated at between F1 and F2 struck the city, killing one person and injuring nine others. Three hundred properties were damaged.

File:Channel, Zierikzee, Netherlands.JPG|The channel that connects Zierikzee to Oosterschelde is mainly used by tourist boats. File:Velde-Zierikzee.png|View of Zierikzee (1618), by Esaias van der Velde File:Zierikzee 1649 Blaeu HR+.jpg|1649 map of Zierikzee (Zirizea) in Willem and Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden" File:Church, Zierikzee, Netherlands.JPG|The tower (Sint-Lievensmonstertoren) of Zierikzee was planned to be twice as high as it was eventually built. File:41012 Zuidhavenpoort zierikzee Met Noordhavenpoort.jpg|The Zuidhavenpoort and the Noordhavenpoort. File:Looking south along the Nieuwe Haven, Zierikzee.jpg|looking south along the Nieuwe Haven, Zierikzee

References

Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/dossiers/volkstellingen/cijfers/incidenteel/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-06-09 . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).)
Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ ''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''] {{webarchive. link. (1999-04-27 . As of 1 January 2005.)
Lith, Hans van. ''Plotseling een vreselijke knal'', pp. 91–95.
(9 December 2015). "Historic cannon returned to its Dutch home". [[Maritime and Coastguard Agency]].
"June 27, 2022 Zierikzee Tornado". European Severe Storms Laboratory.
"Tornado leaves one dead, ten hurt in Zeeland community". NL Times.
(30 June 2022). "Flying debris killed woman, 73, during Zierikzee tornado". NL Times.

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