Editing Terneuzen

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| name                    = Terneuzen
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 |url = http://www.terneuzen.nl/Onze_Organisatie/Bestuur/Burgemeester_en_Wethouders
 |title = Burgemeester en Wethouders
 |trans-title=Mayor and aldermen
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 |publisher = Gemeente Terneuzen
 |access-date = 17 December 2013}}</ref>
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| leader_name             = [[Erik van Merrienboer]]
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 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
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'''Terneuzen''' ({{IPA|nl|tɛrˈnøːzə(n)|-|249 Terneuzen.ogg}}) is a city and [[municipality]] in the southwestern [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Zeeland]], in the middle of [[Zeelandic Flanders]]. With almost 55,000 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality of Zeeland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=101-650&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T|title=Netherland Statistics|date=28 December 2017|website=statline}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Molenstraat 7.jpg|thumb|left|Historical house (national site) in Terneuzen]]

First mentioned in 1325, Terneuzen was a strategically located port on the  waterways to [[Ghent]], in present-day [[Belgium]].

It received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1584.

Tradition has it that Terneuzen was once the home of the legendary [[Flying Dutchman]], Van der Decken, a captain who cursed God and was condemned to sail the seas forever, as described in the [[Frederick Marryat]] novel ''[[The Phantom Ship]]'' and the [[Richard Wagner]] opera ''[[The Flying Dutchman (opera)|The Flying Dutchman]]''.

Before 1877, the city was often called '''Neuzen'''.
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== Geography ==
[[File:gem-Terneuzen-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Terneuzen, June 2015]]

The city of Terneuzen is located on the southern shore of the [[Western Scheldt]] estuary. 

The municipality of Terneuzen consists of the following population centres:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2020/29/kerncijfers-wijken-en-buurten-2020|title = Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020}}</ref>

{|
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* Terneuzen (city) (25,450)
* [[Axel, Netherlands|Axel]] (7,785)
* [[Sas van Gent]] (3,850)
* [[Zaamslag]] (2,780)
* [[Hoek, Zeeland|Hoek]] (2,930)
* [[Koewacht]] (2,495)
* [[Sluiskil]] (2,240)
| style="vertical-align: top; width: 250px;" |
* [[Philippine, Netherlands|Philippine]] (2,080)
* [[Westdorpe]] (1,890)
* [[Biervliet]] (1,550)
* [[Zuiddorpe]] (900)
* [[Spui, Zeeland|Spui]] (175)
* [[Overslag, Netherlands|Overslag]] (250)
|}

== Economy ==
[[File:Terneuzen aerial.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Terneuzen from the west, including the Dow chemical plant below the [[Ghent–Terneuzen Canal]], and the old town above it]]

The [[Ghent–Terneuzen Canal]] is still an important shipping route connecting the [[Port of Ghent]].<ref>[http://www.binnenvaart.be/en_html/iedereen/index.asp?../klanten/waterwegen.asp www.binnenvaart.be] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060404013237/http://www.binnenvaart.be/en_html/iedereen/index.asp?..%2Fklanten%2Fwaterwegen.asp |date=2006-04-04 }}</ref> The port of Terneuzen is the third-largest in the Netherlands, after those of [[Rotterdam]] and [[Amsterdam]]. The largest plant of [[Dow Chemical Company]] outside of the [[United States]] is located at Terneuzen, on the west side of the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal.

== Transport ==
Terneuzen can be reached from the rest of the Netherlands via the [[Western Scheldt Tunnel]], which opened in March 2003. Terneuzen is not linked to the rest of the Netherlands by rail, although the Dow Chemical plant is served by a freight-only line to Ghent in Belgium (Terneuzen's passenger rail service was withdrawn in 1951).
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==Notable residents==
* [[Lupus Hellinck]] (1493 or 1494 – 1541) a Flemish composer of the Renaissance
* Sir [[Bernard de Gomme]] (1620–1685) a Dutch military engineer
* [[Pieter Paulus]] (1753–1796) a Dutch jurist, fiscal (prosecutor) of the [[Admiralty of Rotterdam|Admiralty of the Maze]] and politician
* [[Francien de Zeeuw]] (1922–2015) a Dutch resistance fighter during WWII and the first female member of the [[Dutch armed forces]]
* [[Lodewijk van den Berg]] (1932–2022) astronaut on a Challenger Space Shuttle mission
* [[Jacques Hamelink]] (born 1939 in Driewegen) a Dutch poet, novelist and literary critic
* [[Klaas de Vries (composer)|Klaas de Vries]] (born 1944) a Dutch composer, co-founded the [[Rotterdam School]] of music
* [[Eric van Damme]] (born 1956) a Dutch economist
* [[Jos de Putter]] (born 1959) a Dutch film director, film critic and screenwriter<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8890655/ IMDb Database] retrieved 3 August 2019</ref>
* [[Mark Janse]] (born 1959 in Sas van Gent) research professor in Asia Minor and Ancient Greek at [[Ghent University]]
* [[Erik de Bruyn]] (born 1962) film director and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0116830/ IMDb Database] retrieved 3 August 2019</ref>
* [[Peter van Dommelen]] (born 1966) a Dutch archaeologist and academic
* [[Sandra Roelofs]] (born 1968) former first lady of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]

==References==
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== External links==
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* {{Official|http://www.terneuzen.nl}} {{in lang|nl}}
* [http://www.zeelandseaports.com/ Port of Terneuzen]


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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Terneuzen
|North     = [[Borsele]]<br>''[[Western Scheldt]]''
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Hulst]]
|Southeast = [[Moerbeke]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]]), [[Stekene]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]])
|South     = [[Zelzate]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]]), [[Wachtebeke]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]])
|Southwest = [[Assenede]]{{space}}([[Belgium|BE]]-[[East Flanders|VOV]])
|West      = [[Sluis]]
|Northwest = 
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[[Category:Terneuzen| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Zeeland]]
[[Category:Populated places in Zeeland]]
[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns of the North Sea]]
[[Category:Zeelandic Flanders]]