Borssele

{{About|the village|the municipality to which it belongs|Borsele}}

{{Infobox settlement | name = Borssele | settlement_type = Village | other_name =  | native_name =  | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = File:BosseleUusjes.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Houses around the village square | image_flag = Flag of Borssele.svg | image_shield = Borssele wapen.svg | nickname = | motto =  | pushpin_map = Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Zeeland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Borsele | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4454AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 19 April 2022 }}</ref> | elevation_m = 1.4 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 12.63 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=19 April 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 1,440 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 4454<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 0113 | coordinates = {{coord|51|25|23|N|3|44|7|E|region:NL_type:city(1459)|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = }} '''Borssele''' is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 12 km east of Vlissingen. The municipality name is spelled with a single ''s'' while the name of the town is spelled with a double ''s''.

Borssele is home to the Borssele nuclear power plant.

The village's near-symmetrical street plan from 1616 follows a rectangular design with four streets all leading to a central square (called the "Plein"). The streets are named according to their cardinal directions.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 976 as Brumsale, and means "single room house on the bank".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/borssele |title=Borssele - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> The island of Borssele was lost in 1530 and only the hill on which the castle had stood remained. The village of Monster which was located on the island had been destroyed. In 1615, a dike was built to reclaim the land. Borssele is a planned ''polder'' village which was designed in 1616 by Cornelis Adriaensz Soetwater.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu09_01/sten009monu09_01_0016.php |title=Borssele |author=Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 8830 6 |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1849 and 1852 in neoclassic style. The Vliedberg which is also called "Mountain of Troy" is the remnant of the 11th century castle.<ref name="monument"/>

Borssele was home to 819 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/borssele |title=Borssele |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 1927, a railway station was built on the Goes to Hoedekenskerke railway line. It closed in 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=borsele |title=station Borssele |website=Stationsweb |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Energy==

The village is the site of the Netherlands' only commercial nuclear power plant, the 485 MW Borssele nuclear power plant.

A nearby area in the North Sea contains the Borssele Offshore Wind Farms, and is scheduled for more offshore wind farm development. The first two stages for a combined 700-760 MegaWatt capacity was awarded to DONG Energy (among 36-38 bidders) in July 2016 at a price of 7.27 euro cent per kilowatt hour<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2016/07/05/netherlands-offshore-wind-farm-borssele-cheapest-world-wide |title=Netherlands Offshore Wind Farm Borssele cheapest world wide|first=Ministerie van Economische|last=Zaken|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1401396/updated-dong-wins-borssele-tender-%E2%82%AC7270-mwh |title=Updated: Dong wins Borssele tender at €72.70/MWh|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/dong-grows-with-borssele-i&ii-win-nid4110.html |title=DONG grows with Borssele I&II win|publisher=}}</ref> for 15 years, after which it would produce at market conditions. The price will not be adjusted for inflation.<ref name=4c1+2>{{cite web|url= http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/borssele-1-and-2-netherlands-nl0b.html |title=Borssele 1 and 2 |publisher=4C Offshore |accessdate=25 March 2017}}</ref> TenneT receives a further €14/MWh (1.4 c/kWh) for transmission, giving a total price of €87/MWh (8.7 c/kWh).

Experts view the price as unusually low (the lowest price was 10.3 c/kWh), and consider finance, high wind of 9.5 m/s and scaling as main drivers for the decreased price. Proximity to shore also means the project can use alternating current transformer and cables to shore, instead of direct current, decreasing the cost. The wind farm operators only handle the farms, as TenneT handles the transmission.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.windpoweroffshore.com/article/1404137/expert-dong-achieved-landmark-strike-price |title=EXPERT: How Dong achieved a landmark strike price|author= Giles Hundleby|date=1 August 2016|publisher=Windpower Monthly |accessdate=1 August 2016}} [http://offlinehbpl.hbpl.co.uk/NewsAttachments/NOW/borsselechart.JPG Diagram]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.triplepundit.com/2016/07/cheapest-offshore-wind-farm-in-the-world-thanks-to-shell/ |title=Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm In The World, Thanks To Shell|date=12 July 2016|work=Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://analysis.windenergyupdate.com/offshore/tender-design-output-gains-key-dongs-record-low-borssele-12-offshore-bid-price |date=17 August 2016 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160917101814/http://analysis.windenergyupdate.com/offshore/tender-design-output-gains-key-dongs-record-low-borssele-12-offshore-bid-price |title=Tender design, output gains key to DONG's record-low Borssele 1&2 offshore bid price |archivedate=17 September 2016 |accessdate=17 September 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.offshorewind.biz/2017/03/08/tennet-takes-partial-credit-for-low-borssele-bids-sees-room-for-growth-in-dutch-north-sea/ |title=TenneT Takes Partial Credit for Low Borssele Bids, Sees Room for Growth in Dutch North Sea|publisher= |accessdate=19 April 2017}}</ref> The 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 was commissioned in late 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frangoul |first1=Anmar |title=An offshore wind farm with the ability to 'power one million households' is fully up and running |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/wind-farm-with-ability-to-power-one-million-households-up-and-running.html |website=CNBC |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201130203903/https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/30/wind-farm-with-ability-to-power-one-million-households-up-and-running.html |archive-date=30 November 2020 |language=en |date=30 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, Ørsted agreed to sell half of the facility to Norges Bank Investment Management.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foxwell |first1=David |title=Landmark green deal sees Norges Bank invest in Borssele 1 & 2 |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/landmark-green-deal-sees-norges-bank-invest-in-borssele-1-amp-2-64853 |website=Riviera |language=En |date=7 April 2021}}</ref> One turbine caught fire in October 2021. Most of the wind farm continued operating.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wind Turbine Catches Fire at Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2021/10/28/wind-turbine-catches-fire-at-borssele-1-2-offshore-wind-farm/ |website=Offshore Wind |date=28 October 2021}}</ref> The facility is serviced by a surface effect ship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foxwell |first1=David |title=Pioneering crew transfer vessel to start work soon with Ørsted |url=https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/pioneering-ctv-to-start-work-soon-with-oslashrsted-63721 |website=Riviera |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228032439/https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/pioneering-ctv-to-start-work-soon-with-oslashrsted-63721 |archive-date=28 February 2021 |language=En |date=23 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Two more stages with a further 680-740 MW<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.offshorewindindustry.com/news/dong-energy-wins-tender-dutch-offshore-wind |title=DONG Energy wins tender for Dutch offshore wind farms|work=Offshore Wind Industry|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/07/12/borssele-iii-iv-tender-specifics-revealed/ |title=Borssele III & IV Tender Specifics Revealed|work=Offshore Wind|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> went on auction on 29 September 2016 with 26 bids from 7 consortia.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/10/04/26-bidders-apply-for-borssele-iii-iv/ |title=26 Bidders Apply for Borssele III & IV|work=Offshore Wind|date=4 October 2016|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> The auction was won by the Blauwwind II c.v. consortium with 8MW Vestas-Mitsubishi turbines, at a price of 5.45 c/kWh.<ref name=4c3+4>{{cite web|url= http://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/borssele-3-and-4-netherlands-nl0j.html |title=Borssele 3 and 4 |publisher=4C Offshore |accessdate=25 March 2017}}</ref> The total subsidy is estimated at €300 million, down from the expected €5 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.offshorewind.biz/2016/12/12/oil-gas-giant-to-build-dutch-borssele-iii-iv-offshore-wind-farms/ |title=Oil & Gas Giant to Build Dutch Borssele III & IV Offshore Wind Farms|work=Offshore Wind|date=12 December 2016|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref>

== Gallery == <gallery> File:Overzicht westgevel met kerktoren - Borssele - 20352749 - RCE.jpg|Church tower of Borssele File:Borssele De Witte Pauw kleur.jpg|Farm near Borssele File:Borssele - Station (9 september 2017).jpg|Former railway station File:Borssele 2008-2011-08-07.jpg|Nuclear power plant </gallery>

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Category:Populated places in Zeeland Category:Borsele