Arnemuiden is a city of around 5000 people in the municipality of Middelburg in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is located on the former island of Walcheren, about 3 km east of the city of Middelburg.
Arnemuiden | |
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 Arnemuiden in 2006 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Arnemuiden Location of Arnemuiden in the province of Zeeland  Arnemuiden Arnemuiden (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 3°40′E / 51.500°N 3.667°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Middelburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,075 |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4341[1] |
| Dialing code | 0118 |
On the 23 September 1338, at the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, a naval battle was held near Arnemuiden. It was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War[3] and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannons and one handgun.[4]
In 1573, Arnemuiden was destroyed by Spanish troops and more than 300 citizens were killed. Even though only a couple of hundred people were left, it received city rights in 1574.[5]
Until 1997, Arnemuiden was a separate municipality. Arnemuiden has a railway station - Arnemuiden railway station.
A substantial part of the inhabitants of Arnemuiden have been a fisherman in some part of their life. This explains the immense popularity of tattoos and fishing ship earrings in the village.
"De klok van Arnemuiden" is a Dutch song about the church clock at the Arnemuiden central market.
Gallery
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The Battle of Arnemuiden in 1338. -
Sculpture Female fish pedlar (Arnemuidse visleurster) -
Church in Arnemuiden -
Ship wharf
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4341AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Jean-Claude Castex, Dictionnaire des batailles navales franco-anglaises, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004, p.21
- ^ Jean-Claude Castex, Dictionnaire des batailles navales franco-anglaises, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004, p.21
- ^ "Arnemuiden". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
