The Viskeperk
Location and origin The little square at the end of the Visstraat - near the Kaai where the original harbour was located - has been used for selling fish since the Middle Ages. As early as 1462, Duke Philips de…
Rädda Barnen
Watershed disaster During a heavy storm and spring tide on the night of 31 January to 1 February 1953, dykes broke in numerous places in the south-west of the Netherlands. The islands of Tholen and Sint Philipsland were also badly…
Schakerloo Oudeland van Tholen
The beginning of Brabant "You are at the edge of the former Schakerloo, now often referred to as Oudeland. Have a walk round, and take a look at the cemetery, where the church stood, until it was destroyed by the…
Reimerswaal De verdronken stad
Location You are standing at a historic site. Under and on both sides of the Oesterdam, under the mud, are the remains of the Zeeland city of Reimerswaal. It was definitively abandoned in 1631, and then swallowed by the waters…
Moggershil Een verdronken dorp
Origins The Moggershil area (Tholenaars say 'Mokershil') in the northwest of Tholen was reclaimed as an island in 1419. The parish of Moggershil is not mentioned before 1488, however. The village of Moggershil, which is still young in Zeeland terms,…
Scherpenisse
Origins Scherpenisse is one of the oldest villages on the island. As far back as 1203, a certain Baldewinus is referred to as ‘clericus de Scarpenesse’. This name is probably derived from the Germanic scarpa (sharp or pointed) and nasja…