Reimerswaal (municipality)

For the lost city, see Reimerswaal (city).

Reimerswaal
Municipality
Krabbendijke town centre Krabbendijke town centre
Flag of Reimerswaal Flag Coat of arms of Reimerswaal Coat of arms
Location in Zeeland Location in Zeeland
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jan Huisman (CDA)
Area
• Total	242.42 km2 (93.60 sq mi)
• Land	101.99 km2 (39.38 sq mi)
• Water	140.43 km2 (54.22 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	21,999
• Density	216/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	4400–4419
Area code	0113
Website	www.reimerswaal.nl

Reimerswaal () is a municipality in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, named after the lost city. The municipality had a population of 21,999 in 2014, and has a surface area of 242.42 km² (93.60 sq mi) of which 140.43 km² (54.22 sq mi) is water. The central town Yerseke is known for trade in mussels and oysters. Kruiningen is known for the former ferry from Kruiningen to Perkpolder which was in service up to 2003. The municipality of Reimerswaal was established in 1970, from the aggregation of the municipalities Krabbendijke, Kruiningen, Rilland-Bath, Waarde, and Yerseke.

Population centers

• Bath
• Hansweert
• Krabbendijke
• Kruiningen (location of the government offices)
• Oostdijk
• Rilland
• Waarde
• Yerseke

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Reimerswaal, June 2015

Transportation

The Railway stations from west to east are Kruiningen-Yerseke, Krabbendijke, Rilland-Bath, which all on the Staatslijn F railway from Vlissingen to Roosendaal.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)