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Arnemuiden

Cities in the NetherlandsFormer municipalities of ZeelandMiddelburg, ZeelandMunicipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997Populated places in Zeeland
Walcheren
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Arnemuiden is a city of around 5000 people in the municipality of Middelburg in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is located on the former island of Walcheren, about 3 km east of the city of Middelburg. On the 23 September 1338, at the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, a naval battle was held near Arnemuiden. It was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannons and one handgun.In 1573, Arnemuiden was destroyed by Spanish troops and more than 300 citizens were killed. Even though only a couple of hundred people were left, it received city rights in 1574.Until 1997, Arnemuiden was a separate municipality. Arnemuiden has a railway station - Arnemuiden railway station. A substantial part of the inhabitants of Arnemuiden have been a fisherman in some part of their life. This explains the immense popularity of tattoos and fishing ship earrings in the village. "De klok van Arnemuiden" is a Dutch song about the church clock at the Arnemuiden central market.

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Arnemuiden
Molenweg, Middelburg

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Molenweg 57
4341 BB Middelburg
Zeeland, Netherlands
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