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Sluis

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Location: Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

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1. Wallen van Sluis – Buitenwallen van Sluis loop from Sluis

6.06km

01:32

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Het Zwin Nature Reserve – Wallen van Sluis loop from Sluis

23.4km

05:54

30m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Wallen van Sluis – Outer ramparts of Sluis loop from Sluis

4.65km

01:11

10m

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Nicole

February 28, 2021

Sluis is a wonderful city in West Zeeuws-Vlaanderen for the real Burgundian. There is something for every taste. You will find many shops, restaurants and cafes. Not such a shopper? Now not possible anyway during the Corona time: Visit the Belfort (can only be viewed from the outside because of the corona) or take a walk on the ramparts of Sluis and discover the rich history of the city.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

March 22, 2023

Sluis… once a Flemish fortified town, it's full of memories.

You can see the Belfry Tower from afar. It's the pride of Sluis, dominating the city center since 1375. It was built following the example of other belfries in Flanders.

The tower was the symbol of the city's freedom and also an ideal vantage point for the city guards of yesteryear and for day-trippers today. The tower and the museum are the perfect starting point to gain an understanding of the strategic importance of the fortified town.

The Belfry, which is the only one in the Netherlands, reminds every passerby every fifteen minutes of the "Rescue of Sluis on June 12, 1606, by Jantje the Bellringer."

If you look up from the Market Square, you'll see "Jantje van Sluis," a wooden statue from 1421, standing in the left sound hole of the Belfry Tower. Discover the full story behind Jantje, who strikes the bells with his hammer every fifteen minutes, at the Museum...

A step back in time... June 12, 1606 – the fair in Sluis. The city was saved from being recaptured by the Spanish troops thanks to the excessive drinking during the fair.

Since that fateful night, Sluis has been the first Dutch fortified and border town.

Read the full story in the highlight "The Belfry and Museum" komoot.com/nl-nl/highlight/5564793

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Frank aus Bliesheim

May 29, 2017

The town of Sluis was created by a lock in the Zwin, the watercourse that once offered Bruges access to the sea. It was given the city charter by the Flemish count Gwijde van Dampierre in 1290. In the 14th century Sluis was very important as a foreshore of Bruges. In 1340 the first major battle of the Hundred Years War took place in Bay before Sluis, the Battle of Sluis, which ended in a catastrophic defeat of France. When Flanders rose in 1492 against the Roman-German King Maximilian of Austria, Sluis was besieged in vain by Philip of Cleves-Ravenstein. By 1550 the Zwin was no longer passable. Later, a canal Sluis-Damme-Bruges was dug, but the big ships did not come to Bruges. The heyday of Sluis was over too.
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