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Zeeland Bridge
Elegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Zeeland, Netherlands · Europe
Tholen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Lepelstraat, 36km from Brouwersdam.
Tholen is a town located in Zeeland, Netherlands. With a population of 7,475, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Tholen sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tholen to your route.
Tholen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːlə(n)] ) is a 25,000 people municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality of Tholen takes its name from the town of Tholen, which is the largest population center in the municipality.
The municipality consists of two peninsulas, formerly islands, the larger one onRead more
the south also called Tholen, the smaller one on the north called Sint Philipsland. The two are separated by the former strait, now bay, of Krabbenkreek. The municipality is bordered on the east by the Eendracht, once a Scheldt branch but now part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, crossed by three road bridges, by the Oosterschelde estuary to the south, the straits of Keeten-Mastgat to the west and the Krammer strait to the north.
The town has a small historical center partly surrounded by a "gracht" and partly bordered by a harbour for fishing boats and yachts.
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Tholen is located in Zeeland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 51.5317 latitude, 4.2208 longitude.
Tholen has a population of approximately 7,475 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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bridge
Elegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
27 km · about 30 min drive
tunnel
At 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
32 km · about 35 min drive
tunnel
Tolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
35 km · about 40 min drive
coastal drive
Delta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.
37 km · about 40 min drive
museum
The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.
38 km · about 45 min drive
bridge
The colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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