Veere
| Veere | |||
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The city of Veere in 2007
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.svg) Location in Zeeland |
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| Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°30′E / 51.567°N 3.500°ECoordinates: 51°34′N 3°30′E / 51.567°N 3.500°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zeeland | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Rob van der Zwaag (CDA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 206.63 km2 (79.78 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 133.13 km2 (51.40 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 73.50 km2 (28.38 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 21,953 | ||
| • Density | 165/km2 (430/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 4350–4379 | ||
| Area code | 0118 | ||
| Website | www |
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Veere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈveːrə]; Zeelandic: Ter Veere) is a municipality with a population of 22,000 and a city with a population of 1,500 in the southwestern Netherlands, on Walcheren island in the province of Zeeland.
The name Veere means "ferry": Wolfert Van Borsselen established a ferry there in 1281. Veere received city rights in 1355.
The "Admiraliteit van Veere" (Admiralty of Veere) was set up as a result of the Ordinance on the Admiralty of 8 January 1488 in an attempt to create a central naval administration in the Burgundian Netherlands. To this was subordinated the Vice-Admiralty of Flanders in Dunkirk. In 1560 under admiral Philip de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn, this admiralty relocated near Ghent and in 1561 the Habsburg naval forces were also moved to Veere.
Veere functioned as the staple port for Scotland between 1541 and 1799.
Flemish architects Antonis Keldermans and Evert Spoorwater designed the Grote Kerk, the fortifications, the Cisterne and the town hall. During this period of prosperity, the cultural centre was located at Sandenburgh castle, the residence of the noble Van Borsele and Van Bourgondië families. Court painter Jan Gossaert van Mabuse worked here. The poet Adrianus Valerius lived and worked in the city from 1591. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Veere was a prosperous trading city, with about 750 houses inside the city walls then, compared to about 300 as of 2013[update].
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