Kwadendamme is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 20 km east of Middelburg.
Kwadendamme | |
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Village | |
 St Bonifatius Church | |
  Kwadendamme Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Kwadendamme Kwadendamme (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′0″N 3°52′39″E / 51.43333°N 3.87750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Borsele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 950 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4434[1] |
| Dialing code | 0113 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1581 as "Huybrecht Crijnsz. van Quaendamme", and means "dam which is in bad shape".[3] Kwadendamme is dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages on the dike between Oud- and Nieuw-Vreelandsepolder.[4]
The St Bonifatius Church was built between 1901 and 1902. In 1938, the tower was replaced by a tall needle spire after the original was damaged in a storm of 1919. The church was damaged by war in 1945.[4]
Kwadendamme was home to 358 people in 1840.[5] A railway station was opened in 1927 on the Goes to Hoedekenskerke railway line. It closed in 1947.[6]
Berkenhof Tropical Zoo is a small zoo with more than 40 animals species. It specifically designed for children.[7]
Gallery
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Farm in Kwadendamme (1964) -
Farm in Kwadendamme -
![Berkenhof Tropical Zoo [nl]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/20110721_Berkenhof_Zoo_%280066%29.jpg/120px-20110721_Berkenhof_Zoo_%280066%29.jpg)
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Railway station Kwadendamme
![Berkenhof Tropical Zoo [nl]](/https/en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20110721_Berkenhof_Zoo_(0066).jpg)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4434AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Kwadendamme - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Kwadendamme (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Kwadendamme". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "station Kwadendamme". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Berkenhof Tropical Zoo - Kwadendamme". Hof van Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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