Sluis-Aardenburg was a municipality in the province of Zeeland

Zeeland

Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...

, in the south-western part of the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It was created from a merger of Sluis

Sluis

Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....

 and Aardenburg

Aardenburg

Aardenburg is a small city close to the Dutch border with Belgium. It is part of the Sluis Municipality, located in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands...

 in 1995, and it merged with the municipality of Oostburg

Oostburg

Oostburg is a town in the south-western Netherlands. It is the largest town in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2005, its population is 5,008. It received city rights in 1237....

 on January 1, 2003, to form the new municipality of Sluis

Sluis

Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....

. Sluis-Aardenburg covered an area of 83.48 km², of which 0.89 km² was water.

The municipality comprised the following towns, villages and townships:

• Aardenburg
  Aardenburg
  Aardenburg is a small city close to the Dutch border with Belgium. It is part of the Sluis Municipality, located in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands...
  
  
• Draaiburg
• Eede
  Eede
  Eede is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located close on the Belgian border about 3 km south of Aardenburg, in the municipality of Sluis.Until 1941, Eede was a separate municipality....
  
  
• Heille
  Heille
  Heille is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located on the Belgium border, about 2 km west of Aardenburg in the municipality of Sluis.Heille was a separate municipality until 1880.-External links: Map of the former municipality in 1868....
  
  
• Retranchement
  Retranchement
  Retranchement is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located on the Belgian border, about 9 km northwest of Oostburg, in the municipality of SluisRetranchement was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Sluis....
  
  
• Sint Anna ter Muiden
  Sint Anna ter Muiden
  Sint Anna ter Muiden is a village about 1 km west of Sluis, in the municipality of the same name. It is located on the westernmost point of the Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland. It has a population of 50 ....
  
  
• Sint Kruis
  Sint Kruis
  Sint Kruis is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located about 4 km east of Aardenburg, in the municipality of Sluis.Sint Kruis was a separate municipality until 1941, when it was merged with Aardenburg.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sluis
  Sluis
  Sluis is the name of both a municipality and a town located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders, in the south-western part of the Netherlands....
  
  
• Terhofstede
• Zwindorp