Place details
Place nameFlushing
Other namesVlissingen
CountryNederland
Latitude51.45
Longitude3.583
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located at the mouth of the W Scheldt estuary; was of strategic importance in controlling the approach to Antwerp; was medieval center for herring fishing, & trading town; heavily damaged in WW II when it was flooded to allow British access to Antwerp.