Sloedam, Middelburg

#16 among attractions in Middelburg

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The Sloedam was a dam, connecting the Dutch islands Zuid-Beveland and Walcheren near the town of Arnemuiden. Before the dam was constructed, these islands were separated by a stretch of water called the Sloe. The Sloedam was constructed in 1871 for the railway connection between the towns of Flushing and Roosendaal, the so-called Zeeuwse Lijn. After World War II, the areas to the south of the dam were poldered. Since the Veerse Gat estuary was closed off by the Veerse Gatdam in 1961, the Sloedam no longer functions as a primary defense against the sea. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°30'0"N, 3°42'0"E

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Day trips

Sloedam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Middelburg Town Hall, Middelburg Abbey, Oostkerk, Nooitgedacht.

3.8 miW
Memorial, Vernacular architecture
Middelburg Town Hall, Middelburg
98 min walk • Middelburg Town Hall is situated at the market of Middelburg, Zeeland. It is considered one of the finest Gothic buildings in the Netherlands. Construction began in 1452 and was supervised by several generations of the Flemish family of architects Keldermans.
3.6 miW
History museum, Church, Monastery
Middelburg Abbey, Middelburg
93 min walk • Middelburg Abbey is a former Premonstratensian abbey in Middelburg, the Netherlands. At one time it was the centre of a large monastic complex. Today parts of what survives are used for a museum and as offices.
3.4 miW
Historical place, Architecture, Church
Oostkerk, Middelburg
88 min walk • The Oostkerk is a Protestant church in Middelburg. The church can be spotted on the Middelburg horizon by its characteristic round dome.
1.4 miW
Windmill
Nooitgedacht, Middelburg
36 min walk • Nooitgedacht is a wooden octagonal windmill in Zeeuwse Arnemuiden in the Dutch municipality of Middelburg. The windmill was built in 1981 as a replacement for a windmill was built in 1736 but burned down in 1977.
2.4 miNW
Canal
Canal through Walcheren
62 min walk • The Canal through Walcheren in the Netherlands crosses the east of Walcheren. It connects the Westerschelde and the Oosterschelde.
1.4 miNE
Vacation destination for water sports
Veerse Meer
35 min walk • The Veerse Meer is a lagoon in the southwest Netherlands in the province of Zeeland.
3.5 miNW
Church
Great Church, Veere
91 min walk • The Grote or Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk is a late Gothic cross basilica in the Zeeland town of Veere.
3.6 miW
Library
Zeeland Library, Middelburg
93 min walk • The Zeeland Library in Middelburg, Netherlands, is the official library of Zeeland and the academic library of University College Roosevelt.
6.1 miNE
Windmill
De Korenbloem
156 min walk • The Korenbloem is a corn mill, located on the Molendijk 1 in the Dutch town of Kortgene. It is a round stone scaffold mill with five attics: grain, grinding, stone, lazy and cap attic. The racks are 6.28 m above ground level.
4 miW
51°29'49"N • 3°36'25"E
Rondvaart Middelburg, Middelburg
103 min walk • Boat tours, Outdoor activities, Tours
4 miW
Windmill
De Hoop, Middelburg
102 min walk • De Hoop is a former corn and flour mill on the Vlissings Bolwerk in Middelburg in the Dutch province of Zeeland.