Koudekerke
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Koudekerke (Zeelandic: Koukerke) is a village in the region of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere. since 2018[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the census reported the village has a population of 3,419, making it the largest settlement in Veere.[1] The built-up area of the village was 0.55 km², and contained 1,133 residences.[2]
History
The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Coldekirca, and means "abandoned church".[3] Koudekerke is a circular church village which developed in the Middle Ages on a ridge.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with ridge turret which was built in the mid-17th century as a replacement of the medieval church. Huis der Boede is manor house built in 1733 Louis XIV style on the location of a 13th-century estate. In 1950, it became a retirement home. The carriage house was demolished in 1970.[4]
Koudekerke was home to 1.211 people in 1840.[5] On 1 November 1941, part of the Koudekerke was annexed by Middelburg.[6] In 1944, the land was inundated and the population was evacuated.[5]
After World War II, it became a commuter village. The nearby hamlet of Dishoek became the tourist centre due to its beaches, and contains holiday homes, campsites and hotels.[6] Koudekerke was an independent municipality until 1966, when it was merged into Valkenisse. In 1997, it was merged into Veere.[5]
Gallery
-
Windmill "De Lelie"
-
Farmhouse at Dishoekseweg
-
Huis Moesbosch
-
German Bunker from WWII in Koudekerke
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1] Template:Webarchive. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Dutch municipality Veere Template:Authority control