Zeeland
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Summary
Zeeland is a province of the Netherlands[1]. Zeeland draws 7,149 Wikipedia views per month (province of the netherlands category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Netherlands[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Head of government: Han Polman[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Capital: Middelburg[7]
- Shares border with: South Holland[8], North Brabant[9], East Flanders[10], West Flanders[11], Province of Antwerp[12]
- Anthem: Zeeuws volkslied[13]
- Named after: sea[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Borsele[15], Goes[16], Hulst[17], Middelburg[18], Noord-Beveland[19], Reimerswaal[20], Schouwen-Duiveland[21], Sluis[22], Terneuzen[23], Tholen[24], Veere[25], Vlissingen[26], Kapelle[27]
- Flag: flag of Zeeland[28]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Zeeland[29]
- Commons category: Zeeland[30]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[31]
- Archives at: Zeeland Archives[32]
- Inception: 1012[33]
- Official website: https://www.zeeland.nl/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zeeland[35]
- Population: 380,621[36], 380,726[37], 386,707[38]
- Office held by head of government: King's Commissioner of Zeeland[39]
- Phone number: +31 118 631011[40]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[42], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44]
- Topic has template: Template:Zeeland Province[45]
- List of monuments: Lijst van gemeentelijke monumenten in Zeeland (provincie)[46], list of war memorials in Zeeland[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Zeeland[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zeeland[49]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Zeeland include New Zealand[50], a Commonwealth realm[51], in New Zealand[52], founded in 1986[53]; Zealandia[54], a continental fragment[55], in New Zealand[56]; Zeeland[57], a city in the United States[58], in United States[59], founded in 1847[60]; Zeeland Bridge[61], a cantilever bridge[62], in Netherlands[63], founded in 1965[64]; and 1336 Zeelandia[65], an asteroid[66].
Why It Matters
Zeeland has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Zeeland is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Zeeland include New Zealand[50], a Commonwealth realm[51], in New Zealand[52], founded in 1986[53]; Zealandia[54], a continental fragment[55], in New Zealand[56]; Zeeland[57], a city in the United States[58], in United States[59], founded in 1847[60]; Zeeland Bridge[61], a cantilever bridge[62], in Netherlands[63], founded in 1965[64]; and 1336 Zeelandia[65], an asteroid[66].