Arnemuiden
Arnemuiden | |
|---|---|
 Arnemuiden in 2006 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Middelburg |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 5,370 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Arnemuiden is a small city of around 5000 people in the municipality of Middelburg in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is located on the former island of Walcheren, about 3 km east of the city of Middelburg.
On the 23 September 1338, at the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, a naval battle was held near Arnemuiden. It was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War[1] and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannon and one hand gun.[2]
It received city rights in 1574.
Until 1997, Arnemuiden was a separate municipality. Arnemuiden has a railway station - Arnemuiden railway station.
A substantial part of the inhabitants of Arnemuiden have been a fisherman in some part of their life. This explains the immense popularity of tattoos and fishing ship earrings in the village.
"De klok van Arnemuiden" is a Dutch song about the church clock at the Arnemuiden central market.
Gallery
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The Battle of Arnemuiden in 1338. -
Sculpture Female fish pedlar (Arnemuidse visleurster)
References
- ^ Jean-Claude Castex, Dictionnaire des batailles navales franco-anglaises, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004, p.21
- ^ Jean-Claude Castex, Dictionnaire des batailles navales franco-anglaises, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2004, p.21
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality in 1868.
