Crisisnoodopvang Tholen (Molenvlietsedijk)
An old school building at Molenvlietsedijk in Tholen was used as a crisis emergency shelter for asylum seekers from December 2022. Although it was meant to last only three months, it stayed open for three years. The municipality confirmed the site would close in February 2026 after the COA found alternative places for all residents, with the building then earmarked for demolition to make way for a mobility hub.
Occupancy
61
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.1m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Molenvlietsedijk, Tholen. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Jan 2026
Crisis shelter at Molenvlietsedijk to close in February 2026
The municipality of Tholen announced the crisis emergency shelter would close in February 2026 because the COA had found new accommodation for all residents. The former school building is to be demolished afterwards.
Gemeente Tholen · source
Jan 2026
Three months became three years, now Tholen crisis shelter really closes
Regional broadcaster Omroep Zeeland reported on the closure of the Tholen crisis shelter, noting the facility had operated for three years despite being intended as a three-month measure.
Omroep Zeeland · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Dec 2022
Crisis shelter opens
Former school at Molenvlietsedijk taken into use as temporary crisis emergency shelter; initially planned for three months.
Feb 2026
Shelter to close
Municipality announces closure as COA rehouses all residents; site to be demolished for a planned mobility hub.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 61 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.1m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.