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Facts About Middelburg

Middelburg (Dutch: [?m?d?l?b?rx] ( listen)) is a city and municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the capital of the province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000.
In terms of technology, Middelburg played a seminal role in the Scientific Revolution at the early modern period. The city was historically a leading center of lens crafting in the Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. The invention of the microscope and telescope are often credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers (including Zacharias Jansen and Hans Lippershey) in the late 16th century and early 17th century.