De Sluis
Sluis | |
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Hamlet | |
Coordinates: 51°38′28″N 4°06′24″E / 51.64099°N 4.10670°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zeeland |
Municipality | Tholen |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 4675
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Dialing code | 0167 [1] |
De Sluis or Sluis is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 21 km north-west of Bergen op Zoom. [2]
De Sluis is not a statistical entity, [3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Sint Philipsland. [1] It has place name signs and consists of about 10 houses. [4]
The village was named after the nearby sluice, and was established after 1900 to house the employees of the Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij . A tram line was built to Brouwershaven and was mainly used for the transportation of sugar beet. The tram line closed in 1953. [5]
The ferry from Anna Jacobapolder to Zijpe used to be located in De Sluis. In 1988, the Philipsdam was completed and the ferry was disestablished. [6]
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