Noordwelle
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. Noordwelle is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 5 km southwest of Scharendijke.
The village was first mentioned in 1109 as Willa, and means well. Noord (north) has been added to distinguish from the former village Zuidwelle.[1] Noordwelle is a circular village around a church which is surrounded by moat. It developed near a 13th-century castle which was lost in a flood in the 15th or 16th century.[2] In 1575, Noordwelle was in Spanish hands and liberated by the Dutch States Army on 14 January 1576.[3]
The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled church. The tower dates from around 1450. The church was destroyed by war in 1576, and rebuilt slightly bigger in the 17th century.[2] The choir was converted into a school in 1859. In the early 1960s, the school parts were demolished.[4]
Noordwelle was home to 392 people in 1840.[4] It was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Westerschouwen.[5] In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.[4]
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Villa in Noordwelle
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Houses in Noordwelle
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