Middelburg Sights

  1. Abdji

    The huge Abdji dates from the 12th century and houses the regional government as well as three churches and two museums.

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  2. Historama

    In the heart of the huge Abdji (abbey complex) is the Historama, which portrays the bleaker aspects of cloistered life and covers the history of the abbey.

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  3. Jewish Cemetery

    It has the all-too-common stark memorial to the many Middelburg Jews taken away to their deaths by the Nazis.

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  4. Koorkerk

    Parts of this church date from the 1300s.

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  5. Nieuwe Kerk

    This church has a famous organ and dates from the 16th century.

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  7. Town Hall

    Dominating the Markt, the Town Hall grabs the eye. It's staggeringly beautiful, and a pastiche of styles: the Gothic side facing the Markt is from the 1400s; the more-classical portion on Noordstraat dates from the 1600s.

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  8. Wandelkerk

    The Wandelkerk dates from the 1600s and holds the tombs of Jan and Cornelis Evertsen, admirals and brothers killed fighting the English in 1666. It encompasses Lange Jan ('Long John'; it has its own locally brewed beer named after it), the 91m tower.

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  9. Zeeuws Museum

    The Zeeuws Museum is housed in the former monks' dormitories, and has some of the best first-hand accounts and archival information on the 1953 disaster.

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