Driewegen, Borsele Explained

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.

History

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4438AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 19 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 19 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Driewegen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Driewegen . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: station Driewegen- Ovezande . Stationsweb . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Driewegen . Plaatsengids . 19 April 2022 . nl.