Tholen

The two are separated by the former strait, now bay, of Krabbenkreek. The municipality is bordered on the east by the Eendracht, once a Scheldt branch but now part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, crossed by three road bridges, by the Oosterschelde estuary to the south, the straits of Keeten-Mastgat to the west and the Krammer strait to the north. The town has a small historical center partly surrounded by a "gracht" and partly bordered by a harbour for fishing boats and yachts.

• Name — Tholen • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Tholen 014.jpg • Image Caption — Harbour of Tholen • Image Flag — Flag of Tholen.svg • Flag Size — 100x67px • Image Shield — Tholen wapen.svg • Shield Size — 100x80px • Image Map — Map - NL - Municipality code 0716 (2009).svg • Map Alt — Highlighted position of Tholen in a municipal map of Zeeland • Map Caption — Location in Zeeland • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Zeeland • Governing Body — Municipal council • Leader Party — VVD • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Ger van de Velde-de Wilde • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — Tholen • Area Land Km2 — Tholen • Area Water Km2 — Tholen • Elevation M — -1 • Population Total — Tholen • Population As Of — popbasemonth popbaseyear • Population Density Km2 — Tholen • Population Demonym — Tholenaar • Timezone1 — CET • Utc Offset1 — +1 • Timezone1 Dst — CEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postcode • Postal Code — 4675, 4690–4699 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 0166, 0167 • Website — 1=http: www.tholen.nl Tholen (250 Tholen.ogg) is a 25,000 people municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality of Tholen takes its name from the town of Tholen, which is the largest population center in the municipality. The municipality consists of two peninsulas, formerly islands, the larger one on the south also called Tholen, the smaller one on the north called Sint Philipsland. The two are separated by the former strait, now bay, of Krabbenkreek. The municipality is bordered on the east by the Eendracht, once a Scheldt branch but now part of the Scheldt-Rhine Canal, crossed by three road bridges, by the Oosterschelde estuary to the south, the straits of Keeten-Mastgat to the west and the Krammer strait to the north. The town has a small historical center partly surrounded by a "gracht" and partly bordered by a harbour for fishing boats and yachts.

• Illustration — Dutch Topographic map of Tholen, June 2015 On the island Sint Philipsland there are three villages: On the island Tholen there are seven population centers:

Tholen is twinned with: • * Iława, Poland

• Ghiselin Danckerts (ca.1510 in Tholen – 1567) a Dutch composer, singer and music theorist • Sir Cornelius Vermuyden 1595 in Sint-Maartensdijk – 1677) a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England • Colonel Bartholomew Vermuyden, cavalry officer in the New Model Army during the English Civil War. • Maertin Cornelissen Geldersman, who bought a farm named Rosevelt ("rose field") in Tholen, which gave its name to his descendants Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanore Roosevelt, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. • Chris Lanooy (1881 in Sint-Annaland - 1948) a Dutch potter, designer, ceramist, painter, draftsman and sculptor, and he produced stained-glass art • Leen Quist (1942 in Sint Philipsland – 2014) a Dutch ceramist, liked a perfect finish and geometric (blue) lines • Elly Plooij-van Gorsel (born 1947 in Tholen) a Member of the European Parliament

• Keetie van Oosten-Hage (born 1949 in Sint-Maartensdijk) a Dutch former cyclist • Deborah Gravenstijn (born 1974 in Tholen) a Dutch judoka and Captain in the Royal Netherlands Air Force; bronze medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver medallist 2008 Summer Olympics

• Illustration — Reformed Congregation Tholen • Illustration — Former city hall • Illustration — Mill "de Hoop" • Illustration — Great Church • Illustration — Venkelstreet • Illustration — Harbour • Illustration — Aerial view of Krabbenkreek