Schouwen

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Location of Schouwen around 1350 Schouwen.jpg
Location of Schouwen around 1350

Schouwen is the name of a former island of the Dutch province of Zeeland. [1]

The island of Schouwen was joined to Duiveland in 1610, forming the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. It is the western part of the current island.

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