Hulst

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Hulst
The basilica of Hulst
Flag Coat of arms
The location of Hulst
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Area (2006)
- Total	251.09 km2 (96.9 sq mi)
- Land	201.48 km2 (77.8 sq mi)
- Water	49.61 km2 (19.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	28,021
- Density	139/km2 (360/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Hulst ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.

Contents 1 Population centers 2 History 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Population centers

Absdale Clinge Graauw Heikant Hengstdijk Hontenisse

Hulst Kloosterzande Kuitaart Lamswaarde Nieuw Namen Ossenisse

Kapellebrug St. Jansteen Terhole Vogelwaarde Walsoorden Zandberg

[edit] History

Hulst received city rights in the 12th century.

In the seventeenth century, a star fort was constructed.^[1]

In 1645, there was the Siege of Hulst by Prince Frederick Henry, during the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648).

[edit] References

1. ^ (Dutch) Geschiedenis van Hulst. Hulst Vestingstad. Retrieved on 2009-05-08.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hulst

• (Dutch) Gemeente Hulst, official website of the municipality

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