Flushing, Netherlands

Flushing Missing image LocatieFlushing,_Netherlands.png Location municipality Flushing
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Area - Land - Water	344.97 km² 34.14 km² 310.83 km²
Population (2005) - Density	45,357 1,329/km²

Flushing (Dutch Vlissingen) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. In the 17th century Flushing was a main harbour for ships of the East Indian Company (VOC). It is also known as the birthplace of Admiraal Michiel de Ruyter.

Contents

1 Population centres 2 The city of Flushing 3 Famous people 4 External links

Population centres

• Oost-Souburg
• Ritthem (West-Souburg is just a quarter)
• Flushing

The city of Flushing

Having a strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Flushing has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315.

Famous people

Admiral Michiel Adriaanszoon de Ruijter was born here.

Railway stations: Vlissingen, Vlissingen Souburg.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch, English, and German)
• Map
• Railway station Vlissingen:
  • departures (pdf)
  • departures, with stops and arrival times
  • station facilities

Province Zeeland
Missing image Flag_Zeeland.png Borsele - Goes - Hulst - Kapelle - Middelburg - Noord-Beveland - Reimerswaal - Schouwen-Duiveland - Sluis - Terneuzen - Tholen - Veere - Vlissingen
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Netherlands

See also: Flushing, Netherlands, 1315, 17th century, Area, Borsele, City, City rights in the Netherlands, Dutch language