Schouwen-Duiveland

Schouwen-Duiveland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsxʌu.ə(n) ˈdœyvəlɑnt] ⓘ) is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland.

The southside has two fixed connections to cross the Oosterschelde to North Beveland, the Stormvloed Kering or Oosterscheldedam, part of the Delta Works and the Zeeland Bridge.

On 30 April 1900 the Rotterdam Tramway Company opened a steam tram line on the island running as public transport until 1 February 1953.

During the Second World War, Schouwen-Duiveland was the only Zeelandic island that remained under German occupation until May 1945.

Events unfolded that led to the capture of ten local men who were subsequently executed.

Surfing, sailing and diving are common activities on the North Sea beaches and the Grevelingenmeer.

In the nature of Schouwen Duiveland, European special species such as avocet, curlew and plover can be found.

Explanations for the bracketed number of councillors for some parties between the 2018 and 2022 elections are below: There are a number of national monuments in the municipality, including the war memorial at Oude Moolweg in Renesse and the Jewish Memorial on Caustraat in Zierikzee.

The war memorial commemorates in particular the ten local resistance fighters executed by the Germans on 10 December 1944.

It also commemorates all local citizens who died during the Second World War and the 'police actions' in the Dutch East Indies.

Lift bridge in Zierikzee
Renesse World War II and Occupation Victims Memorial
Hugo de Jonge, 2019
Digna Sinke, 1984
Levinus Lemnius, 1568