FLUSHING (Dutch Vlissingen), in the province of Zeeland, Holland, on the south side of the island of Walcheren, at the mouth of the estuary of the western Scheldt, 4 m. S. by W. of Middel burg, with which it is also connected by tramway and canal. Pop. (193o) 21,716. An important naval station and fortress up to 1867, Flushing has since become a packet station. In 1872 the railway was opened which, in conjunction with the boat service to England (Queenborough and Harwich), forms one of the main routes between England and the Continent. In 1873 the harbour, docks and canal works were completed. Yet the navigation of the port remains far behind that of Rotterdam or Antwerp. As a summer resort Flushing has acquired considerable popularity. It possesses a town hall, containing a collection of local antiquities, a theatre, an exchange, an academy of sciences and a school of navigation. The Jakobskerk, founded in 1328, contains monu ments to de Ruyter (1607-76) and Jacob Bellamy The chief industries of the town are connected with the ship building yards and packet service. The chief imports are colonial produce and wine, wood and coal. The exports include agricultural produce, shrimps and meat.