Driewegen | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Borsele - Driewegen.png |
Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Driewegen in the municipality of Borsele.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands |
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: | Borsele |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1.3 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.18 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 560 |
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: | 4438 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0113 |
Coordinates: | 51.4175°N 3.8033°W |
Driewegen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 16 km southeast of Middelburg. Until 1970 it was an independent municipality.
The village was first mentioned in 1505 as ten Drienwegen, and means intersection of three roads.[3] The polder which contains Driewegen was created around 1300, and a village has been known to exist since 1351.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1678. The interior of the church was modified during the restoration of 1911 until 1914. The former town hall was located in a modified school building from 1913.[4]
Driewegen was home to 443 people in 1840. In 1927, a joint railway station with Ovezande was built on the Goes to Hoedekenskerke railway line. It closed in 1934.[5]
Driewegen was an independent municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Borsele.[6]