Geersdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 13 km northeast of Middelburg.
Geersdijk
Village
Geersdijk
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Gerolsdike, and means "dike of Gerolf (person)".[3] The original Geersdijk became an independent parish in 1216.[4] The medieval village was lost in a flood in 1530 and disappeared completely in 1532. The current Geersdijk developed in 1668 after the Geersdijksepolder was enclosed by a dike.[5]
Geersdijk lost its harbour in 1771 when the Willempolder was diked. In 1808, a new harbour with a canal to the Veerse Gat was constructed.[5] Geersdijk was home to 201 people in 1840.[6]
Geersdijk was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953 and many houses were damaged beyond repair. The Drenthehuis was a gift of the province of Drenthe after the floods.[5] It was completed in 1960 and is used a village house.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"Postcodetool for 4494NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"Geersdijk – (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ ab"Geersdijk". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ abcPiet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Geersdijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"Geersdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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geersdijk, confused, with, geerdijk, village, dutch, province, zeeland, part, municipality, noord, beveland, lies, about, northeast, middelburg, villagelocation, province, zeeland, netherlandsshow, zeeland, netherlands, show, netherlandscoordinates, 767country. Not to be confused with Geerdijk Geersdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland It is a part of the municipality of Noord Beveland and lies about 13 km northeast of Middelburg GeersdijkVillageGeersdijkLocation in the province of Zeeland in the NetherlandsShow map of ZeelandGeersdijkGeersdijk Netherlands Show map of NetherlandsCoordinates 51 34 N 3 46 E 51 567 N 3 767 E 51 567 3 767CountryNetherlandsProvinceZeelandMunicipalityNoord BevelandEstablished1668Area 1 Total4 24 km2 1 64 sq mi Elevation 2 1 5 m 4 9 ft Population 2021 1 Total360 Density85 km2 220 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code4494 1 Dialing code0113 The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Gerolsdike and means dike of Gerolf person 3 The original Geersdijk became an independent parish in 1216 4 The medieval village was lost in a flood in 1530 and disappeared completely in 1532 The current Geersdijk developed in 1668 after the Geersdijksepolder was enclosed by a dike 5 Geersdijk lost its harbour in 1771 when the Willempolder was diked In 1808 a new harbour with a canal to the Veerse Gat was constructed 5 Geersdijk was home to 201 people in 1840 6 Geersdijk was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953 and many houses were damaged beyond repair The Drenthehuis was a gift of the province of Drenthe after the floods 5 It was completed in 1960 and is used a village house 4 References edit a b c Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 Central Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 20 April 2022 Postcodetool for 4494NA Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland in Dutch Het Waterschapshuis Retrieved 20 April 2022 Geersdijk geografische naam Etymologiebank in Dutch Retrieved 20 April 2022 a b Geersdijk Zalig Zeeland in Dutch Retrieved 20 April 2022 a b c Piet van Cruyningen amp Ronald Stenvert 2003 Geersdijk in Dutch Zwolle Waanders ISBN 90 400 8830 6 Retrieved 20 April 2022 Geersdijk Plaatsengids in Dutch Retrieved 20 April 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geersdijk nbsp This article about a location in Zeeland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geersdijk amp oldid 1215067884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
