Braakman - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
Braakman, 4542 Hoek, Netherlands
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About Braakman
The Braakman is a former inlet of the Western Scheldt in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen , near the villages of Biervliet and Hoek in the municipality of Terneuzen , in the Dutch province of Zeeland . For a long time, the water formed a natural barrier between East and West Zeeland Flanders .
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The Zeeuws Museum is a museum in Middelburg about the province of Zeeland . The Zeeuws Museum has been located on the Abdijplein in the Middelburg Abbey since 1972. The collection includes the Zeeland tapestries , the historical collection of the Royal Zeeland Society of Sciences , porcelain from the Bal collection , Zeeland fashion and regional dress and the contemporary art collection of the Province of Zeeland.
SnowWorld Terneuzen is an indoor ski slope in the Dutch city of Terneuzen in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. The ski slope used to be called Skidôme, until it was taken over by SnowWorld. SnowWorld Terneuzen has two slopes. The beginner slope is 110 meters long and has a treadmill, the advanced slope is 200 meters long and has two drag lifts. There is 5000 cubic meters of snow in the hall. SnowWorld Terneuzen has one catering facility in the building.
A beautiful canal linking Ghent in Belgium to the port of Terneuzen on the Westerschelde (Scheldt) Estuary in the Netherlands, thereby providing the former with better access to the sea. It is now 200 metres wide and 32 kilometers long, capable of accommodating ships of up to 125 000 gross tonnage. The largest permitted vessel size has increased, correspondingly, to 265 metres long x 34 metres wide, with a draught of up to 12.5 metres.
Les Pêcheries - Museum of Fécamp is a new museum that brings together all the municipal collections of the city of Fécamp . Open since December 2017, it is located on the port of Fécamp, in an old fish factory formerly belonging to a company called: "Les Pêcheries de Fécamp". It brings together the collections that were in the Terre-Neuvas and Fisheries Museum and in the Museum of Arts and Children.
Fort Rammekens is a Dutch fortress near Ritthem , at the mouth of the former Welzinge Canal , which gave access to the port of Middelburg , a few kilometers east of Vlissingen on the Western Scheldt. The fortress played an important role in the Eighty Years' War between 1560 and 1575 , it changed occupiers several times. On February 8, 1574, the transfer of the city of Middelburg was signed here by Cristóbal de Mondragón and William of Orange .
Berkenhof Tropical Zoo is a small commercial amusement and animal park in the hamlet of Langeweegje near Kwadendamme in the Dutch province of Zeeland . The Tropical Zoo has a tropical garden with about fifty tropical animal species, a fossil mine, dino expo, an indoor play jungle and an outdoor water playground.
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Zeeland is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. It consists of a number of islands and peninsulas. Tourism plays a major role in the province’s economy as the local beaches become tourist hotspots in the summer. German tourists, in particular, flock to Zeeland to enjoy its beautiful weather and stunning beaches.