Middelburg [2] [3] ( Dutch: Middelburg , IPA : [ˈmɪdəlbʏrx] ) is a city in the southwestern part of the Netherlands on the island of Valeneren , the provincial capital of Zealand and the administrative center of the Middelburg community . Former fortress city located on the Valcheren Canal .
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| Middelburg | |||||
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| niderl. Middelburg | |||||
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| A country |  Netherlands | ||||
| Provinces | Zealand | ||||
| Burgomaster | Herald Bergman | ||||
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| Square | 53.05 [1] km² | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 47,000 people ( 2006 ) | ||||
| Density | 886 people / km² | ||||
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| Telephone code | +31 118 | ||||
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| Transport arteries | A58, N57; railroad Vlissingen-Roosendaal | ||||
| middelburg.nl | |||||
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History
Middelburg at the end of the 16th century was one of the most significant cities in the Netherlands and a center for glassblowing. In 1581, the first glass-blowing furnace was opened in the Northern Netherlands, named after the master Howard van der Haegen. Starting in 1590, new Italian glass manufacturing technologies began to spread in Middelburg. Their improvement in the end led to the creation of a new optical device, the telescope, by Middelburg artisan Lippersgue . At the beginning of World War II, the city was badly destroyed by German troops.
In Middelburg, Isaac Beckmann , one of the pioneers of inertia , the sailor Jacob Roggeven , who discovered Easter Island and Daniel de Blik , the artist of the Golden Age of the Netherlands, was born.
Houses on the waterfront
Gothic town hall in the market square
Schools
Since 2004, the city has a branch of Utrecht University , called the Roosevelt Academy ( Eng. Roosevelt Academy ) and located in the former town hall. The Roosevelt Study Center [4] is located in the former abbey’s building .
Notes
- ↑ As well as 4.41 km² of water
- ↑ Geographic Encyclopedic Dictionary: Geographic Names / Ed. A.F. Treshnikov . - 2nd ed., Ext. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1989. - S. 313. - 210 000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-057-6 .
- ↑ Traditional name. According to the Dutch-Russian practical transcription , in Russian it should be transmitted as Middelbyurg .
- ↑ Roosevelt Study Center - Home (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 27, 2013. Archived June 4, 2013.