Grijpskerke should not be confused with Grijpskerk.
| Grijpskerke | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Veere - Grijpskerke.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Grijpskerke in the municipality of Veere.--> |
| 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: | Veere |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.82 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,420 |
| 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: | 4364 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0118 |
| Coordinates: | 51.5339°N 3.5617°W |
Grijpskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere and lies about 6 km northwest of Middelburg.
The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Gripeskirca, and means "(private) church of Gripe (person)".[3] Grijpskerke is a circular church village. In 1344, a guest house was founded by the Middelburg Abbey.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is a double-aisled church with a wooden tower between the two roofs and contains 14th century elements. The church was enlarged in 1770 and the current tower was constructed.[4]
The outpost of the abbey was converted in the summer residence 't Munnikenhof in the 17th century. It used to be owned by Jacob Cats. The main wing was demolished in 1860, and the remaining part was used as hunting lodge.[4] [5]
Grijpskerke was home to 408 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1966. Before 1816 it was called "Grijpskerke en Poppendamme". That year it was merged with Hoogelande and Buttinge en Zandvoort. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Veere.[6]