Middelburg | |
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City and municipality | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Zeeland | |
  Middelburg Location within the Netherlands  Middelburg Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 3°37′E / 51.500°N 3.617°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| City Hall | Middelburg City Hall |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Harald Bergmann (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.04 km2 (20.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.42 km2 (18.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 48,964 |
| • Density | 1,011/km2 (2,620/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Middelburger |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4330–4341 |
| Area code | 0118 |
| Website | www |
Middelburg (Dutch: [ˈmɪdəlbʏr(ə)x] ) is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000.
In terms of technology, Middelburg played a role in the Scientific Revolution at the early modern period. The town was historically a center of lens crafting in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. The invention of the microscope and telescope is often credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers (including Zacharias Janssen and Hans Lipperhey) in the late 16th century and early 17th century.
- ^ "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Middelburg. Retrieved 4 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 4331BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.