Sluis - The Municipality

The Municipality

In addition to the town of Sluis itself, the municipality is made up of the following population centres:

  • Aardenburg
  • Breskens
  • Cadzand
  • Draaibrug
  • Eede
  • Groede
  • Heille
  • Hoofdplaat
  • IJzendijke
  • Nieuwvliet
  • Oostburg
  • Retranchement
  • Schoondijke
  • Sint Anna ter Muiden
  • Sint Kruis
  • Terhofstede
  • Waterlandkerkje
  • Zuidzande
  • Zwindorp

A ferry connection across the Westerschelde exists between Breskens and Vlissingen. After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now carries only pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Sint Anna ter Muiden, with a population of only 50 (2001), is a small village about 1 km west of the town of Sluis, located on the westernmost point of the Netherlands.

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