The Canal through Zuid-Beveland (Dutch: Kanaal door Zuid-Beveland) in the southwest Netherlands is the westernmost of two canals crossing the Zuid-Beveland peninsula. It connects the Western Scheldt near Hansweert (to the south of the canal) via a lock complex and the Eastern Scheldt (to the north) with which it has an open connection.

History

Planning for faster and more reliable route between the Port of Antwerp and the Rhine began with Napoleon I, but this planning was interrupted by the declaration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815, and by the Belgian Revolution in 1830, issues which took precedence over the development of a new waterwater. With the Treaty of London in 1839, which recognized the independence of Belgium, provisions were included that dealt with cooperation between the Netherlands and Belgium concerning how shipping between Antwerp and the Rhine would be handled; the Netherlands was obligated to keep a connection open between the two.

Amenities

At Wemeldinge, the abandoned middle lock was filled in, but the locks on either side were transformed into a marina: the Jachthaven Wemeldinge.

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File:Location Kanaal door Zuid-Beveland.PNG|The route of the Canal through Zuid-Beveland

File:Railway bridge over the Canal through Zuid-Beveland.jpg|Railroad bridge over the Canal through Zuid-Beveland

File:Kanaal Zuid-Beveland.jpg|Canal through Zuid-Beveland (south side), showing entrance to the locks

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  • Canal through Zuid-Beveland - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

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