Retranchement
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Zeeland
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| local community |
 Sluis
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Area - land - water |
10.3 km 2 10.09 km 2 0.21 km 2 |
| Residents | 330 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 21 ' N , 3 ° 23' E |
| prefix | 0117 |
| Postcodes | 4501, 4505-4506, 4524-4525 |
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Retranchement is a village in the municipality of Sluis , which is located in Zeeuws Vlaanderen in the Dutch province of Zeeland . It lies between the Belgian town of Knokke and the Dutch village of Cadzand . In 2017 , Retranchement had 330 residents.
Retranchement - the French word for entrenchment - was founded in 1604 by Prince Maurits ( Moritz von Oranien ) after taking the town of Sluis , in order to protect the mouth of the Zwin estuary - the former connection between the North Sea and the now Belgian city of Bruges - against Spanish forces to back up. Remains of the fortifications Oranje and Nassau are still clearly visible.
Web links
Commons : Retranchement - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Retranchement: Website of the tourist association VVV Zeeland (German, Dutch, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 10, 2018 (Dutch)