Editing Oostburg

{{For|the village in the United States|Oostburg, Wisconsin}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Oostburg
| settlement_type         = The Burg
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| native_name_lang        = nl
| image_skyline           = File:Oostburg main street.JPG
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| image_caption           = Main street
| image_flag              = Flag of Oostburg.svg
| image_shield            = Oostburg wapen.svg
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = Province
| subdivision_name1       = [[Zeeland (province)|Zeeland]]
| subdivision_type2       = Municipality
| subdivision_name2       = [[Sluis (municipality)|Sluis]]
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4501AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 21 April 2022 }}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = 26.54
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| population_footnotes    = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref>
| population_total        = 4,650
| population_as_of        = 2021
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]]
| postal_code             = 4501<ref name="stat"/>
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]]
| area_code               = 0117
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| website                 = [http://www.oostburg.nl/ www.oostburg.nl] (in Dutch)
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'''Oostburg''' ([[Zeelandic Flemish]]: ''Wòstburg'') is a city in the south-western [[Netherlands]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Sluis]], in the province of [[Zeeland]]. As of 1 January 2015, its population is 4731, down from 5008 in January 2005. It received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1237. Before 1 January 2003, '''Oostburg''' was also the name of a municipality. It merged with [[Sluis-Aardenburg]] to form the new municipality of Sluis. The municipality covered an area of 224.93&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, of which 1.05&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> was water. As well as the town of Oostburg, the former municipality also included the following towns, villages and townships:
*[[Breskens]]
*[[Cadzand]]
*[[Groede]]
*[[Hoofdplaat]]
*[[IJzendijke]]
*[[Nieuwvliet]]
*[[Schoondijke]]
*[[Waterlandkerkje]]
*[[Zuidzande]]

Oostburg is typically a tourist town very close to the beaches at [[Cadzand]]. Every Wednesday is market day all year round but in the summer the city is busy and has many events.

==The unicorn==
Oostburg's symbol is the [[unicorn]], from which the townsfolk are said to derive strength and courage. In reality, the unicorn's presence is represented by a sculpture produced by artist [[Liesbeth Messer-Heijbroek]] who for many years, with her husband, lived in the area: she evidently took inspiration from the name of a former inn. The sculpture has been repositioned at least once since it first appeared in 1952 during the postwar reconstruction: at one stage it adorned a small car park. It shares with a modern fountain a spot in "Eenhoornplantsoen" (Unicorn Place) beyond the northern end of the old market square in the town centre.

==World War II Monument==
During the Second World War, approximately 140 Oostburg townsfolk died and most of all the buildings, shops and churches were destroyed. This monument is a tribute to them and the rebuilding of the town. Around the lower part of the monument are the names of those who perished.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Oostburg Sint-Eligiuskerk R04.jpg|St Eligius Church
File:Oostburg Unicorn after letter boxes turned orange.JPG|Oostburg unicorn
File:World_War_2_Monument_in_Oostburg.jpg|World War II memorial
File:Oostburg (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen) Verwoest pand De Gruyter. Een tank raast voorbij.…, Bestanddeelnr 31003 026.jpg|Oostburg in 1944
</gallery>

== References ==
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{{Dutch municipality Sluis}}
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[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:Populated places in Zeeland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Zeeland]]
[[Category:Sluis]]
[[Category:Oostburg]]