Sights in The Delta Region
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Zeeuws Museum
The Zeeuws Museum is housed in the former monks’ dormitories, and was given a recent massive revamp. Its collection is excellent, especially the traditional garb, which must have been an expensive burden for people barely eking out a living farming.
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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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Town Hall
The town hall grabs the eye. It’s ornately beautiful, and a pastiche of styles: the Gothic side facing the Markt is from the 1400s; the more-classical portion on Lange Noordstraat dates from the 1600s.
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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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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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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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Nieuwe Kerk
This church has a famous organ and dates from the 16th century.
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Koorkerk
Parts of this church date from the 1300s.
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