BLISSINGEN, a fortified city on the south side of the island of Walcheren, in the province of Friesland. It is defended by the forts Ramnekins, Montebello, and St Hillary, and contains a dock-yard and naval storehouses. The civil inhabitants are 4800. Long. 3. 28. 16. E. Lat. 51. 26. 37. N.