Cadzand is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Zeeland

Zeeland

Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...

. It is located in the municipality of Sluis

Sluis

Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....

, about 8 km northwest of Oostburg

Oostburg

Oostburg is a town in the south-western Netherlands. It is the largest town in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2005, its population is 5,008. It received city rights in 1237....

. The village contains 804 inhabitants (2007). Better known to many visitors is the nearby beach at Cadzand-Bad.

Until 1 April 1970, Cadzand was a separate municipality. It then was annexed by the municipality of Oostburg.. It was in January 2003, with the merger of Sluis-Aardenburg

Sluis-Aardenburg

Sluis-Aardenburg was a municipality in the province of Zeeland, in the south-western part of the Netherlands. It was created from a merger of Sluis and Aardenburg in 1995, and it merged with the municipality of Oostburg on January 1, 2003, to form the new municipality of Sluis...

 and Oostburg

Oostburg

Oostburg is a town in the south-western Netherlands. It is the largest town in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2005, its population is 5,008. It received city rights in 1237....

, that Cadzand found itself within the newly enlarged municipality of Sluis

Sluis

Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....

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External links

• Tourist information website Map of the former municipality in 1868.