Sluis
Sluis (Dutch: [slœys] ⓘ; Zeelandic: Sluus [slys]; French: Écluse) is a town and municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western Dutch province of Zeeland.
Sluis
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Skyline of Sluis | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Zeeland | |
| Coordinates: 51°18′30″N 3°23′10″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Marga Vermue-Vermue (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 307.16 km2 (118.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 279.36 km2 (107.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 27.80 km2 (10.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
| • Total | 23,166 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 4500–4519, 4524–4529 |
| Area code | 0117 |
| Website | www |
The current incarnation of the municipality has existed since 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of Oostburg and Sluis-Aardenburg merged on that date. The latter of these two municipalities was formed from a merger between the previous municipality named Sluis and the former municipality of Aardenburg in 1995.
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