Tholen | |
|---|---|
 Harbour of Tholen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Zeeland | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°12′E / 51.533°N 4.200°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ger van de Velde-de Wilde (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 254.00 km2 (98.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 146.71 km2 (56.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 107.29 km2 (41.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 26,085 |
| • Density | 178/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tholenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4675, 4690–4699 |
| Area code | 0166, 0167 |
| Website | www |
Tholen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːlə(n)] ) is a 25,000 people municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality of Tholen takes its name from the town of Tholen, which is the largest population center in the municipality.
The municipality consists of two peninsulas, formerly islands, the larger one on the south also called Tholen, the smaller one on the north called Sint Philipsland. The two are separated by the former strait, now bay, of Krabbenkreek. The municipality is bordered on the east by the Eendracht, once a Scheldt branch but now part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, crossed by three road bridges, by the Oosterschelde estuary to the south, the straits of Keeten-Mastgat to the west and the Krammer strait to the north.
The town has a small historical center partly surrounded by a "gracht" and partly bordered by a harbour for fishing boats and yachts.
- ^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tholen. Retrieved 17 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 4691DZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.