| 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.
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]