Clinge Explained

Clinge
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Hulst - Clinge.svg
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Clinge in the municipality of Hulst.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zeeland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Hulst
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.0
Area Total Km2:13.92
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,350
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4567
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0114
Coordinates:51.2706°N 4.0881°W

Clinge is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 28 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom. Clinge is located on the Dutch-Belgian border and joins with the Belgian town of De Klinge, in the Belgian municipality of Sint-Gillis-Waas. This border can normally be crossed freely.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as die clinc, and means hill.[3] Clinge is a linear settlement. The moorland was cultivated in the 13th century and poldered in 1616. In 1830, it was cut off from its Belgian part and became an independent parish in 1875.[4]

The Catholic St Henricus Church was built in 1875 and is a three-aisled basilica like church. The tower was restored in 1973.[4]

Clinge was home to 692 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Hulst.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4567AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 20 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 20 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Clinge - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Clinge . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Clinge . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl.