Zierikzee is a small city in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The city hall of Schouwen-Duiveland is located in Zierikzee, its largest city. Zierikzee is connected to Oosterschelde through a canal.
View over Zierikzee
The channel that connects Zierikzee to Oosterschelde is mainly used by tourist boats.
The tower (Sint-Lievensmonstertoren) of Zierikzee was planned to be twice as high as it was eventually built.
Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants and covers an area of 488.94 square kilometres.
Zierikzee city centre
Lift bridge in Zierikzee
Renesse World War II and Occupation Victims Memorial
Digna Sinke, 1984