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Neeltje Jans

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Location
  
Eastern Scheldt

Area
  
2.85 km²

Municipality
  
Veere

Official website
  
www.neeltjejans.nl

Province
  
Zeeland

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Neeltje Jans ( [ˈneːltjə jɑns]) is an artificial island in the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland, halfway between Noord-Beveland and Schouwen-Duiveland in the Oosterschelde. It was constructed to facilitate the construction of the Oosterscheldedam.

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Map of Neeltje Jans, Vrouwenpolder, Netherlands

After the construction, a fun park with attractions and other various expositions were built on the island, which are now connected to the shore through the dam. Another addition of the island is a nature reserve.

The island was named after a nearby sand bank. The name of this sandbank has two possible origins:

  • It could be named after a boat with the name Neeltje Jans, stranded on the sandbank. Neeltje is a Dutch first name (a diminutive from Cornelia or Neelie like in Neelie Kroes). Jans is a familiar surname (meaning a son or daughter of Jan).
  • It could be named after a goddess of the sea, Nehalennia.

    • The second stage of the 2015 Tour de France finished on Neeltje Jans on 5 July 2015.

    Deltapark neeltje jans


    References

    Neeltje Jans Wikipedia
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