Borsele (; ) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.

The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s.

The municipality is mainly known for the Borssele Nuclear Power Station and the Central Storage for Radioactive Waste.

Population centres

Topography

thumb|upright=2|center|Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borsele, June 2015

Transport

The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to Terneuzen in Zeelandic Flanders.

Notable people

140px|thumb|Hans Warren, 1981

  • Adrianus Barlandus [1486 in Baarland – 1538) a Dutch historian of merit
  • Hans Warren (1921 in Borssele – 2001) a Dutch writer

Sport

  • Dingenis de Wilde (1885 in Heinkenszand – 1947) a Dutch sports shooter, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Cees Priem (born 1950 in Ovezande) a retired professional road bicycle racer, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Jan Raas (born 1952 in Heinkenszand, near Goes) a Dutch former professional cyclist
  • Angelique van der Meet (born 1991 in 's-Heer Abtskerke) a Dutch tennis player

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File:Borssele 2008-2011-08-07.jpg|Borssele Nuclear Power Plant

File:Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting.jpg|Borssele - De Hoop en Verwachting

File:Baarland1.jpg|'t Hof te Baarland te Baarland

File:BosseleWeêle.jpg|Wiel, showing a pool resulting from a dike breach and subsequent re-empoldering.

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References

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