Sluiskil
Sluiskil is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Terneuzen, and lies about 27 km southeast of Vlissingen.
Sluiskil | |
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Village | |
 Anthony of Padua church in Sluiskil | |
  Sluiskil Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Sluiskil Sluiskil (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′41″N 3°50′18″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Terneuzen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.0 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,255 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4541[1] |
| Dialing code | 0115 |
The village was first mentioned in 1839 as Sluiskil, and means "exit canal of the sluice". The village is located on the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal where there used to be a trench to the Axelse Gat.[3] Sluiskil is a canal village which developed along the Ghent-Terneuzen canal. Factories were constructed on the east side in the early 20th century. Between 1960 and 1968, the canal was widened and a part of the west side was demolished.[4] Sluiskil was home to 109 people in 1840.[5]
The Catholic St Antonius of Padua Church was built between 1900 and 1901 to replace the monastery church of 1897 which burnt down in 1900. It is a single-aisled church with a ridge turret. It was modernised in 1962.[4] In 2015, the Sluiskiltunnel opened as a replacement of the bridge over the canal. The bridge averaged 23 opening a day and used to cause large traffic jams.[5]
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
two entries
- "Postcodetool for 4541AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Sluiskil - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Sluiskil (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Sluiskil". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
