ZEELAND

zēˈlənd, Dutch zāˈlänt, province (1994 pop. 363,900), c.650 sq mi (1,680 sq km), SW Netherlands, bordering on Belgium in the south and the North Sea in the west. The main cities are Middelburg (the capital) and Vlissingen. The province consists of a strip of Flanders that is adjacent to Belgium and various former islands located in the Scheldt estuary; the chief regions (now a series of interconnected peninsulas) are Walcheren, North and South Beveland, Schouwen-Duiveland, and Tholen. Much of the land is below sea level and protected by dikes. Agriculture, dairying, and fishing are the chief occupations; there is some industry, notably shipbuilding. Zeeland, a part of Holland from the 10th cent., later became a separate county, but it continued to be ruled by the counts of Holland, and its history was largely identical with that of Holland. In 1579, Zeeland joined the Union of Utrecht as one of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. The province was badly damaged by flooding in 1953.

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books on: Zeeland  - 840 results

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1.
The Dutch Republic: Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall, 1477-1806
Book by Jonathan Israel; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Netherlands--History--1648-1795, Netherlands--History--Batavian Republic, 1795-1806, Netherlands--History--House Of Habsburg, 1477-1556, Netherlands--History--Wars Of Independence, 1556-1648
...had been seven votes in the States of Zeeland -- Abbot, First Noble, and five towns...of Middelburg in 1574, the States of Zeeland were reconstituted but now with the Abbot...Veere, the bastions of the Revolt in Zeeland, taking their places, so that the total...
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Dutch Primacy in World Trade, 1585-1740
Book by Jonathan I. Israel; Clarendon Press, 1989
Subjects: Netherlands--Commerce--History, Netherlands--History--1648-1795, Netherlands--History--Wars Of Independence, 1556-1648
...worked to the disadvantage especially of Zeeland and the Dutch textile industry. In 1609 both the merchants and the regents of Zeeland were convinced that the Truce would depress...provinces had given an undertaking to Zeeland that the Scheldt restrictions would be...
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The Democratic Socialism of Emile Vandervelde: Between Reform and Revolution
Book by Janet Polasky; Berg Publishers Ltd., 1995
Subjects: Socialism--Europe--History--19th Century, Socialism--Europe--History--20th Century, Vandervelde, Emile--1866-1938
...midnight, Spaak reported smugly that Van Zeeland intended to assemble "a young government...Liberals and six Catholics in the first Van Zeeland government. Spaak had refused to accept...little responsibility for its failure. Van Zeeland pledged "to bring about the economic...
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No Exit: America and the German Problem, 1943-1954
Book by James McAllister; Cornell University Press, 2002
Subjects: Balance Of Power--History--20th Century, Europe--Foreign Relations--United States, German Reunification Question (1949-1990), Germany--Foreign Relations--United States, Germany--Politics And Government--1945-1990, United States--Foreign Relations--1945-1953, United States--Foreign Relations--Europe, United States--Foreign Relations--Germany, World War, 1939-1945--Influence
...the ideas behind the Adenauer and van Zeeland plans never even became the subject of...negotiations. Eisenhower and Dulles asked van Zeeland to refrain from publicizing his plan until...order such studies before meeting with van Zeeland shows that they were willing to consider...
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Dutch American Voices: Letters from the United States, 1850-1930
Book by Herbert J. Brinks; Cornell University Press, 1995
Subjects: Dutch Americans--Correspondence, Dutch Americans--History--Sources
...in Grand Rapids with a minister from Zeeland the Reverend Hendrik Klijn . I have received...cows, pigs, and horses in the town of Zeeland.... A brother-in-law of Jan Brouwer recently came to Zeeland from the Netherlands and brought the...
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journal articles on: Zeeland  - 73 results

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150 Years of Temperature-related Excess Mortality in the Netherlands
Journal article by Peter Ekamper, Frans Van Poppel, Coen Van Duin, Joop Garssen; Demographic Research, 2009
Subjects: Cold, Deaths, Human influences, Social classes, Studies, Winter
...collected for one of the 11 Dutch provinces, Zeeland, and covered the period from 1855 to...1950-2006, daily mortality data for Zeeland were supplied by the Netherlands Central...were extracted from this database for Zeeland only. Daily mortality data for an earlier...
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The Rise of Age Homogamy in 19th Century Western Europe
Journal article by Bart Van de Putte, Frans Van Poppel, Sofie Vanassche, Maria Sanchez, Svetlana Jidkova, Mieke Eeckhaute, Michel Oris, Koen Matthijs; Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 71, 2009
Subjects: European history, Love, Marriage, Social change, Trends, Western Europe
...for 5 (of the 11) Dutch provinces: Zeeland, Limburg, Gelderland, Groningen, and...126,907 in Groningen, and 96,316 in Zeeland. The Belgian data cover both Walloon...the coastal provinces of Groningen and Zeeland, the economy was almost entirely dependent...
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Regional Learning between Variation and Convergence: The Concept of 'Mixed Land-Use' in Regional Spatial Planning in the Netherlands (*)
Journal article by Arnoud Lagendijk; Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 24, 2001
Subjects: Land use--Netherlands, Learning--Social aspects, Netherlands--Social policy, Regional planning--Netherlands
...Use in Practice: The Case of the Achterhoek and Zeeland The Achterhoek and Zeeland are two predominantly rural areas that both have...and Wisserhof 1999b Neven and De Boer 1999). Zeeland, located in the far southwestern corner of the...
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The Other Fort Amsterdam: New Light on Aspects of Slavery in New Netherland
Journal article by Robert J; Afro - Americans in New York Life and History, Vol. 22, 1998
Subjects: African Americans, Black culture, Blacks, Culture, Minority & ethnic groups, Slavery
...operating capital, Amsterdam, 4/9ths, Zeeland, 2/9ths, the other three, 1/9th...the Heeren XIX." The Amsterdam and Zeeland Chambers, however, dominated affairs...away, as early as 1623, Amsterdam and Zeeland Chamber directors envisioned New Netherland...
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Sibship Size and Status Attainment across Contexts: Evidence from the Netherlands, 1840-1925
Journal article by Hilde Bras, Jan Kok, Kees Mandemakers; Demographic Research, Vol. 23, 2010
Subjects: Children & youth, Demography, Households, Influence, Marriage, Siblings, Society, Studies
...Groningen, Overijssel, Gelderland, Zeeland, and Limburg (see dark gray area in...later than in the southwestern province of Zeeland and in the northern province of Groningen...residents. Households in Groningen and Zeeland, on the contrary, traditionally not...
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magazine articles on: Zeeland  - 71 results

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Bulk Up, Branch out
Magazine article by Kristine M. Newkirk; Independent Banker, Vol. 49, October 1999
Subjects: Bank marketing, Branch banking, Brand image, Community banks, Macatawa Bank-Zeeland MI, United States
2.
Jan Gossart Mabuse at the National Gallery
Magazine article by Donald Bruce; Contemporary Review, Vol. 293, June 2011
Subjects: Mabuse, Jan Gossart--Exhibitions, Painters (Artists)--Exhibitions, Painters--Exhibitions
...certain that Mabuse died at Middelburg in Zeeland in 1532. Thus his span was from c.1479...paintings. Philip of Burgundy, Admiral of Zeeland and later Bishop of Utrecht, had commissioned...Walcheren, the outmost island of the Zeeland Archipelago formed by the confluence of...
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Letters
Magazine article; Multinational Monitor, Vol. 23, January 2002
...throughout the state via inaccurate scanners. * Van Zeeland Oil Company: Van Zeeland is a "small potatoes" company that owns 11 gas...gripped in fear after the terrorist attacks, Van Zeeland raised gas prices from $1.69 to $2.95 a gallon...
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Letters
Magazine article; Multinational Monitor, Vol. 23, January 2002
...throughout the state via inaccurate scanners. * Van Zeeland Oil Company: Van Zeeland is a "small potatoes" company that owns 11 gas...gripped in fear after the terrorist attacks, Van Zeeland raised gas prices from $1.69 to $2.95 a gallon...
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Adapt and Thrive
Magazine article by Paula L. Green; Global Finance, Vol. 18, December 2004
Subjects: Atlas Tool & Die Works Inc, Electronics industry, Gentex Corp, Illinois, Machine tool industry, Market strategy, Philips Medical Systems, United States
...that global supply chain." Gentex, Zeeland, Michigan Gentex decided to remain and expand within tiny Zeeland, Michigan-a city with a daytime population...has three manufacturing facilities in Zeeland that ship about 10 million of the dimming...
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We Do like to Be beside the Zee; IN TANDEM: Giles Morton and Daughters Heloise, Madeleine and Aurelia on One of Their Bike Rides, Which Took in Middleburgh, Main Picture
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 27, 2008
...We had arrived in the Dutch province of Zeeland, quite possibly the flattestplace on Earth...you realise why it acquired its name. Zeeland isquite literally half sea and half land. Zeeland remains an undiscovered country for most...
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Dutch Treats in 'The Land of the Sea'
Newspaper article by Corinna Lothar; The Washington Times, February 24, 2001
...barge took us on rivers and canals through Zeeland, the "sea land" on Hollands west coast...Jacoba van Beieren, who had inherited Zeeland from her father. The grounds are landscaped...community between Dordrecht and Rotterdam in Zeeland. The name means "childrens dike...
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Dolly Mixtures; Steve Conte Has Backed Some of Music's Top Names, Including Stepping into the Platform Boots of New York Dolls Guitarist Johnny Thunders. Matt Thomas Tracks the New York Musician Down in His Dutch Bolt Hole
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), July 29, 2010
Subjects: Musicians
...DeVille and classic chronicler of New York life Paul Simon, Zeeland would not figure highly. Yet thatswhereConte,whois in Cardiff...here as well," he explains. "So nowI havemy home here in Zeeland, down in the south by the sea, withmy wife Hedda and our...
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NZ Beckons
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 19, 2009
...in later to colonize the Maoris, a certain Abel Tasman from Zeeland in Holland established himself in this extraordinarily beautiful...called it ldquo;New Zealand rdquo; from his home province of Zeeland.Since then, the Tasman Sea and the unique island of Tasmania...
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US, Interstaters in Showdown
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), November 12, 2008
Subjects: Sedans
...Damian Buglar-Clint Smith (USA), Gavin Nothfield-Rod Gough, Darren Kane-Dale Christensen, Steve Van Zeeland-Aaron Van Zeeland, Blair Grainger-Nick Girdlestone, Len Black-Sean Black, Jack Childs-Darren Munro, Mark OBrien-Jye...
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encyclopedia articles on: Zeeland  - 24 results

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Zeeland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZEELAND ze l nd, Dutch za lant, province (1994...some industry, notably shipbuilding. Zeeland, a part of Holland from the 10th cent...identical with that of Holland. In 1579, Zeeland joined the Union of Utrecht as one of the...
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Van Zeeland, Paul
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VAN ZEELAND, PAUL pol van za lant, 1893 1973, Belgian...the Rexists of political corruption, Van Zeeland was completely exonerated. Nevertheless...international economic cooperation. Van Zeeland was made (1944) high commissioner for...
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Zeeland, Paul Van
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ZEELAND, PAUL VAN see Van Zeeland, Paul . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...People The Netherlands has 12 provinces: Zeeland , South Holland , North Holland , Friesland...and 15th cent., Flanders, Holland, Zeeland, Gelderland, and Brabant passed to the...The seven northern provinces Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel...
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William the Silent
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...page he became. In 1555 he was made stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht. Struggles with Spain William ably served Philip...of Brabant, Flanders, Utrecht, Gelderland, Holland, and Zeeland solemnly declared Philip deposed from sovereignty over those...
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