Editing Neeltje Jans

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'''Neeltje Jans''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌneːltɕə ˈjɑns}}) 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]].

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.<ref>[https://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/neeltje-jans Natuurmonumenten]</ref>

The [[island]] was named after a nearby [[shoal|sand bank]]. The name of this sandbank has two possible origins:<ref>[http://www.hollandmuseums.nl/deltapark-neeltje-jans/ Holland museums]</ref>
* 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tweede etappe Tour 2015 finisht op Neeltje Jans
|url=http://www.nusport.nl/wielrennen/3784403/tweede-etappe-tour-2015-finisht-neeltje-jans.html|publisher=cyclingonline.nl|date=24 May 2014|access-date=24 May 2014|language=nl}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Neeltje-Jans-Zeeland-2020-Luka-Peternel.jpg|Low altitude aerial view
File:Oosterscheldekering (1).jpg|High altitude aerial view
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{in lang|nl|en|de}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722223823/http://www.neeltjejans.nl/index.php/en/home Official web site]
* {{Commons category-inline|Neeltje Jans}}

[[Category:Artificial islands of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Islands of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta]]
[[Category:Islands of Zeeland]]
[[Category:Veere]]
[[Category:Walcheren]]


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