Walcheren is a (former) island in
Zeeland in the
Netherlands in the mouth of the
Scheldt estuary. It lies between the
Oosterschelde in the north and the
Westerschelde in the south. It has a diamond shape. The two sides on the side of the North Sea consist of dunes the rest of its coastline is made up of dykes.
Middelburg lies in the middle, this city is the provincial capital and
Vlissingen 9 km to the south is a main harbor. The third municipality is
Veere.
Originally Walcheren was an island, but through polders new land has been added to it in past centuries, leading it to be connected to Zuid-Beveland, which in turn has been connected to the mainland.
History
Already in Roman days the island was the point of departure for ships going to England and it had a temple of the godess Nahalennia[?] who was popular with those who braved the waters of the North Sea.
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