Reimerswaal (municipality)

Reimerswaal
Krabbendijke town centre
Krabbendijke town centre
Flag of Reimerswaal
Coat of arms of Reimerswaal
Highlighted position of Reimerswaal in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Coordinates: 51°27′N 4°2′E / 51.450°N 4.033°E / 51.450; 4.033
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJosé van Egmond (CDA)
Area
 • Total
242.42 km2 (93.60 sq mi)
 • Land101.80 km2 (39.31 sq mi)
 • Water140.62 km2 (54.29 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
22,896
 • Density225/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4400–4419
Area code0113
Websitewww.reimerswaal.nl

Reimerswaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌrɛimərsˈʋaːl] ) is a municipality in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, named after the lost city. The municipality had a population of 22,896 in 2021, and has a surface area of 242.42 km2 (93.60 sq mi) of which 140.62 km2 (54.29 sq mi) is water. The central town Yerseke is known for trade in mussels and oysters. Kruiningen is known for the former ferry from Kruiningen to Perkpolder which was in service up to 2003. The municipality of Reimerswaal was established in 1970, from the aggregation of the municipalities Krabbendijke, Kruiningen, Rilland-Bath, Waarde, and Yerseke.

The municipal coat of arms(nl) dates to 1970. The sword in a red field is derived from the coat of arms of the lost city of Reimerswaal in use in the 15th century (Beyeren Armorial p. 107) of gules two swords inverted saltirewise argent and or. In addition, the municipal coat of arms shows the comital arms of Wittelsbach-Hainaut in chief.

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Reimerswaal. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 4416AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.