Sluis
| Sluis | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Skyline of Sluis
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| Coordinates: 51°20′N 3°29′E / 51.333°N 3.483°ECoordinates: 51°20′N 3°29′E / 51.333°N 3.483°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zeeland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Annemiek Jetten (PvdA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 307.16 km2 (118.60 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 279.67 km2 (107.98 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 27.49 km2 (10.61 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 23,801 | ||
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 4500–4519, 4524–4529 | ||
| Area code | 0117 | ||
| Website | www |
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Sluis (
pronunciation ) is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands.
The current incarnation of the municipality exists since on 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of Oostburg and Sluis-Aardenburg merged on that date. The latter of these two municipalities was formed from a merger between the previous municipality named Sluis and the former municipality of Aardenburg.
The town received city rights in 1290.
In 1340 the Battle of Sluys was fought nearby at sea.
There is a record of one of the first lotteries with money in 9 May, 1455 of 1737 florins ($US 170,000 2014)
During the Eighty Years' War in 1587 the town was captured by Spanish troops under the Duke of Parma and was retaken in 1604 by a Dutch and English force under Maurice of Nassau.
From 2006 until its closure in 2013, Oud Sluis was one of only two Michelin three-starred restaurants in the entire country.
In addition to the town of Sluis itself, the municipality is made up of the following population centres:
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