Hengstdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 26 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Hengstdijk | |
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Village | |
 St Catharina Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Hengstdijk Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Hengstdijk Hengstdijk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′36″N 3°59′43″E / 51.34333°N 3.99528°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Hulst |
| Established | 1161 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.38 km2 (5.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.2 m (0.7 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 710 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4585[1] |
| Dialing code | 0114 |
The village was first mentioned in 1161 as Hencsdic, and means "dike of Henge (person)".[3] Hengstdijk is a dike village which was founded on the bank of the De Vogel Creek in 1161.[4]
The Catholic St Catharina is a single aisled church with a needle spire which was constructed between 1892 and 1893. It was restored in 1977.[4]
Hengstdijk was home to 670 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1936 when it became part of the municipality of Vogelwaarde.[5] In 2003, the village became part of the municipality of Hulst.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4585AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Hengstdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Hengstdijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Hengstdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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