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Canal to the Wielingen

Canal to the Wielingen

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Canal to the Wielingen

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Location: Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

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1. View of Sluis – Old Harbor of Sluis loop from Nieuwvliet

32.1km

01:51

40m

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2. Sluis Town Hall – View of Sluis loop from Maldegem

51.8km

03:26

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3. View of Sluis – Outer Ramparts of Sluis loop from Sluis

20.3km

01:09

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

October 18, 2023

In order to realize the canal, the polders involved had to be united into one water board. In 1870, the Uitwateringswaterschap der Sluis aan de Wielingen was founded for this purpose. In 1872, the discharge lock on the sea side was completed, as well as a waiting lock located more inland. The remaining part was completed in 1874. The works, which were carried out by the government, were transferred to the Uitwateringswaterschap in 1876. The drainage water board in question was merged into the much larger water board in 1942: Het Vrije van Sluis. In 1902, a small harbor was established at the mouth of this canal, from which the hamlet of Cadzand-Haven emerged.

In 1954 a new discharge sluice was added. The substructure of a pumping station had already been provided. This pumping station was completed in 1964.

A pumping station had already been built at the Zwarte Polder in 1928. This pumping station did not fully meet expectations. When the dikes had to be raised to delta height, this meant the end of the pumping station. The surplus water has since been brought to the Cadzand pumping station via a diversion canal, so that the Zwarte-Polder pumping station could be decommissioned in 1971.

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PinionRadlerJan

June 24, 2025

Quiet road to Sluis.

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Canal to the Wielingen

1. View of Sluis – Old Harbor of Sluis loop from Nieuwvliet

2. Sluis Town Hall – View of Sluis loop from Maldegem

3. View of Sluis – Outer Ramparts of Sluis loop from Sluis

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