Zierikzee, chief town of the Dutch island of Schouwen (q.v.); pop. 7043. It was taken by the Spaniards in 1576 after an obstinate defence.
Zierikzee
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 799
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