Yerseke

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Yerseke
Flag of the place Yerseke
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Coat of arms of the place Yerseke
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province Zeeland Zeeland
local community Flag of the municipality of Reimerswaal Reimerswaal
Area
 - land
 - water
12.51  km 2
12.17 km 2
0.34 km 2
Residents 6,840 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 51 ° 30 '  N , 4 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '  N , 4 ° 3'  E
Important traffic route N670 N673
prefix 0113
Postcodes 4401, 4416
Location of Yerseke in the municipality of Reimerswaal
Location of Yerseke in the municipality of ReimerswaalTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

The village of Yerseke ( Yese in Zeeland ) belongs to the municipality of Reimerswaal in the Dutch province of Zeeland . It is located on the northeast coast of the Zuid-Beveland peninsula .

The town's train station is on the Zeeuwse Lijn , which runs from Roosendaal to Vlissingen.

The late Gothic Protestant Odulphus Church from the 15th century is located in the village .

Yerseke is known for its oyster and mussel farming . The local auction will sell the “Zeeuwse mussels” across Europe. The mussel beds in the Oosterschelde were an important argument for designing the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier as a movable weir.

Personalities

Yerseke - oyster farming tank

The Yerseke Moer nature reserve is also located near Yerseke . Numerous rare birds rest and breed in this area, including white-fronted geese , little egrets , avocets , spoonbills and the curlew , for which the area enjoys special protection.

Yerseke Moer

Web links

Commons : Yerseke  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 7, 2018 (Dutch)