Nieuw-Namen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 24 km south of Bergen op Zoom. The village is located on the border with the Belgium, and forms a single urban area with the Belgian village of Kieldrecht.[3]
Nieuw-Namen
Village
St Josef Church
Nieuw-Namen
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
The village was first mentioned in 1136 as Hulsterlo. From 1874 onwards, it became Nieuw-Namen, and means the new village Namen which was flooded and was named after Jan van Namen who built dikes in the area.[4]
The poem Van den vos Reynaerde was supposed to have taken place in Nieuw-Namen. "Int oestende van Vlaenderen staet een bosch, ende hiet Hulsterloo". Translation: "In the eastern end of Flanders, there is a forest and it is called Hulsterloo (old name)".[5]
Nieuw-Namen was home to 701 people in 1840. The village used to be part of the municipality of Clinge. In 1970, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.[5]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"Postcodetool for 4568AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^"Kieldrecht". Waasland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^"Nieuw-Namen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ ab"Nieuw-Namen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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