Wissenkerke
Wissenkerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km northeast of Middelburg.
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Building in Wissenkerke | |
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Wissenkerke Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Wissenkerke Wissenkerke (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′4″N 3°44′48″E / 51.58444°N 3.74667°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Noord-Beveland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.79 km2 (4.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,175 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4491[1] |
| Dialing code | 0113 |
History edit
The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Wiscenkerke, and means "(private) church of Wisce". The original village was lost in the Saint Felix Flood of 1530.[3] Only the church tower remained standing for several decades as a marker of the drowned village.[4]
A new settlement appeared after the polder was enclosed by a dike in 1652. In 1697, the Thoornpolder was diked resulting the loss of the harbour.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church which was built in 1969 to replace the church was from 1827.[5] In 1860, the wind mill De Onderneming was built and the wind mill Landzicht followed in 1869.[4]
In 1816, the village of Kampensnieuwland was merged into Wissenkerke.[6] Wissenkerke was home to 1,871 people in 1840.[7] Wissenkerke then remained a separate municipality until 1995 when it was merged into Noord-Beveland.[6]
Gallery edit
- House in Wissenkerke
- Windmill: korenmolen de Onderneming
- Former windmill: korenmolen het Landzigt
- Building in Wissenkerke
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4491EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Wissenkerke - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Wissenkerke". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Wissenkerke (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, , KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Wissenkerke" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.