Brouwershaven

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Brouwershaven
Brouwershaven in de gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°43′35″N 3°54′51″E / 51.72639°N 3.91417°E / 51.72639; 3.91417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (2-1-2008)	1,426

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Brouwershaven in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.

Brouwershaven (51°44′N 3°55′E / 51.733°N 3.917°E / 51.733; 3.917) is a small city on the Grevelingen in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 20 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.

Brouwershaven received city rights in 1477.

In 2001, the town of Brouwershaven had 1307 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.39 km², and contained 705 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Brouwershaven", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1540.^[2]

The Church of Brouwershaven looks very large for the nowadays small town.

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.

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