Middelburg
capital city of Zeeland, the Netherlands
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Summary
Middelburg is a city[1]. Middelburg ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,696 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Middelburg[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Head of government: Harald Bergmann[5]
- Instance of: place with town rights and privileges[6], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[7]
- Shares border with: Veere[8], Vlissingen[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Vilvoorde[10], Głogów[11], Simeria[12], Teiuș[13], Folkestone[14]
- Postal code: 4330–4338[15]
- Commons category: Middelburg[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 0118[18]
- Inception: 1217[19]
- Significant event: Siege of Middelburg[20]
- Official website: https://www.middelburg.nl/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Middelburg, Zeeland[22]
- Commons gallery: Middelburg[23]
- Population: 49,956[24]
- Described by source: Topographia Circuli Burgundici[25]
- Capital of: Zeeland[26], Middelburg[27], Bouches-de-l'Escaut[28]
- Topic has template: Template:Dutch municipality Middelburg, Zeeland[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Middelburg, Zeeland[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Middelburg, Zeeland[31]
- Demonym: Middelburger[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Middelburg, Zeeland[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 3 m[34]
- Area: 53.05 km²[35]
Why It Matters
Middelburg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Middelburg is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]