Sluis

Sluis
Sluus (Zeeuws)
Skyline of Sluis
Location in Zeeland
Coordinates: 51°18′30″N 3°23′10″E / 51.30833°N 3.38611°E / 51.30833; 3.38611
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMarga Vermue-Vermue (CDA)
Area
 • Total
307.16 km2 (118.60 sq mi)
 • Land279.36 km2 (107.86 sq mi)
 • Water27.80 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (6.6 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)
 • Total
23,166
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4500–4519, 4524–4529
Area code0117
Websitewww.gemeentesluis.nl

Sluis (Dutch: [slœys] ; Zeelandic: Sluus [slys]; French: Écluse) is a city and municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western Dutch province of Zeeland.

The current incarnation of the municipality has existed since 1 January 2003. The former municipalities of Oostburg and Sluis-Aardenburg merged on that date. The latter as formed in 1995 from a merger between the previous municipality of Sluis and the former municipality of Aardenburg.