Breskens

Breskens is a harbour town on the Westerschelde in the municipality of Sluis in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western Netherlands. Its population is 4,280 (as of 2001).

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The town is noted for the Visserijfeesten (Fishery Festival), the largest festival in Zeeland.

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A ferry connection exists between Breskens and Vlissingen. After the opening of the Westerschelde tunnel near Terneuzen in 2003, the ferry now only carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

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Westerschelde: REDIRECT Western_Scheldt...

Sluis: is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....

Zeeland: :For the South Pacific country, named after the province, see New Zealand; (some notes on how New Zealand got its name are underneath)....