Saint Felix flood
Historical map of the city of Reimerswaal by Mattheus Smallegange
The St. Felix Flood ( Dutch Sint-Felixvloed ), also called Felix Flood or All Saints Flood 1530 , occurred on November 5, 1530 on the Belgian and Dutch North Sea coast in the Westerschelde river basin.
It washed over the entire island of Noord-Beveland . The area east of Yerseke with 18 villages and the city of Reimerswaal was completely flooded. More than 100,000 people were killed in the flood. Two years later, the All Saints Flood destroyed all buildings in 1532 . Only the church towers of Kortgene and Wissenkerke still protruded from the water.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Sankt Felix flood In: deltawerken.com