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of the tomb of Floris van
Borssele (who died in 1422) and
his wife are still to be seen in a
burial chapel of the slender
14th- to 15th-century church.
Much of the original carving
and fragments of the old
paintings have been preserved.
The foundations and moat of
the van Borssele castle, which
was demolished in 1820, can
still be found outside the town.
The most impressive part of
the town itself is the Markt, with
its 16th-century houses and
elegant Stadhuis.
Brouwershaven, now a focus for water recreation
e Tholen
0 Bruinisse of the madder plant and
processing of its root into a red Road Map B5. * 6,100. @
Road Map B4. * 3,000. @ n VVV n see St Maartensdijk.
Zierikzee (0111-410940). ( Wed. dye was, until the 19th century,
one of the main livelihoods of Tholen is a Zeeland town with
Bruinisse is now mainly a centre the region. It was brought to an a Brabant flavour. Two buildings
for watersports. The modern end in 1868 by the invention of dominate the town – the
bungalow park Aqua Delta is artificial dyes. marvellous Stadhuis (1452),
situated outside the old village with its robust battlements,
next to the marina. E Streekmuseum De Meestoof and the ornate OL-Vrouwekerk
Bierensstraat 6–8. Tel 0166-652901. (Church of Our Lady), dating
Environs Open Apr–Oct: 2–5pm Tue–Sat. & from the 14th to 16th
To get an idea of what this ∑ demeestoof.nl centuries. The kapel van
countryside looked like in het St-Laurensgasthuis
earlier times, visit the ringdorp (St Laurensgasthuis chapel),
(circle-shaped village) w St Maartensdijk which has been rebuilt into
Dreischor, 10 km (6 miles) Road Map B5. * 3,300. @ a residential home, stands
west of Bruinisse. It has a n Markt 1 (0166-663771). opposite the church. Even
typical village church and though Tholen became a
town hall. On the edge of the St Maartensdijk has been the fortified town in the 16th
village is Goemanszorg, an “capital” of Tholen since 1971. century, it has retained its old
agricultural museum devoted This town has much to remind character. Gothic façades are
to farming past and present. us of its patrons, the powerful everywhere to remind us of
Lords van Borssele. The remains its former prosperity.
E Goemanszorg
Molenweg 3, Dreischor. Tel 0111-
402303. Open Easter–Oct: 11am–5pm
Tue–Sun & public hols. & 7 -
∑ goemanszorg.nl

q St Annaland
Road Map B5. * 3,000. @ n see
St Maartensdijk.
Tholen is the least well- known
island of Zeeland. Here there is
a constantly changing scenery
of poplars and pollard willows,
fields and quiet towns, such as
St Annaland, with its picturesque
harbour on the Krabbenkreek.
Streekmuseum De Meestoof
(regional madder museum) is an
interesting reminder of Zeeland’s
industrial past. The cultivation Pumping station in a rural setting in the neighbourhood of Tholen

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