Zwin at high tide seen from the Dutch to the Belgium side

Sea lavender blossoms in August-September

The Zwin is a nature reserve at the North Sea coast, on the Belgian-Dutch border. It was founded in 1952. It has an area of 1.25 square kilometres in Knokke-Heist, Belgium and 0.33 square kilometres in Sluis, Netherlands.

It is famous for its large variety in salt-resistant flora, such as Sea lavender. It is also popular with bird watchers. There is a small zoo with some major domestic birds and it is one of the few places in Belgium with a population of white storks.

In the Middle Ages what is now land was a substantial arm of the North Sea that stretched to Sluis, from where canal navigation was possible to Bruges.

[edit] External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 51°21′50″N 3°21′12″E / 51.36389°N 3.35333°E / 51.36389; 3.35333

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