| Walsoorden | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Hulst - Walsoorden.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Walsoorden in the municipality of Hulst.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Hulst |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.5 |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.19 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 335 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 4588 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0114 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3825°N 4.0283°W |
Walsoorden is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 22 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
The village was first mentioned in 1210 as Volcousthord, and means "land (near water) of the people of Wale (person)".[3]
Walsoorden has one monument: the Beauforts sluice. It was built in 1761, and unlike other sluices, it does not have any doors, but uses a slide. The sluice is named after J.F. de Beaufort who was in charge of the water board. On 12 March 1906, large parts of Zeeland were flooded, but the sluice in Walsoorden managed to hold the water back.
Walsoorden was home to 99 people in 1840. The village used to be part of the municipality of Hontenisse. In 2003, it was merged into Hulst. The ferry from Kruiningen to Perkpolder used to be located near Walsoorden. It was replaced in 2003 by the Westerscheldetunnel.[4]