Zierikzee

Zierikzee is a village on Renesse with approximately 10,000 inhabitants. It is the regional centre for some industries and has a yacht harbour. Zierikzee developed into a small town sometime between the 11th and 12th centuries. At the end of the 16th century, a canal was constructed to connect the city with Oosterschelde which helped to increase the prosperity of the city thanks to herring fishing and trade with the Dutch East Indies. Competition with other cities in the province was inevitable and for the 18th century, when prosperity began to decline, poverty and economic stagnation attacked Zierikzee.