'Sint Philipsland' () is a village in the
Dutch province of
Zeeland. Sint Philpsland is also the name of the (former) island on which the village lies. It is a part of the municipality of
Tholen, and lies about 16 km northwest of
Bergen op Zoom.
Sint Philipsland was a separate municipality until 1995, when it was merged with
Tholen.
[1]
In 2001, the village of Sint Philipsland had 2002 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.36 km², and contained 745 residences.
[2]
The statistical area "Sint Philipsland", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2150.
[3]
References
1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' [2]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005'' [3]. As of January 1, 2005.
External links
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Map of the former municipality in 1868