Hengstdijk Explained

Hengstdijk
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Hulst - Hengstdijk.svg
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hengstdijk 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:0.2
Area Total Km2:15.38
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1161
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:710
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:4585
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0114
Coordinates:51.3433°N 3.9953°W

Hengstdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 26 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.

The village was first mentioned in 1161 as Hencsdic, and means "dike of Henge (person)".[3] Hengstdijk is a dike village which was founded on the bank of the De Vogel Creek in 1161.[4]

The Catholic St Catharina is a single aisled church with a needle spire which was constructed between 1892 and 1893. It was restored in 1977.[4]

Hengstdijk was home to 670 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1936 when it became part of the municipality of Vogelwaarde. In 2003, the village became part of the municipality of Hulst.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4585AA . 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: Hengstdijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Hengstdijk . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Hengstdijk . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl . 15 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240615162344/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/hengstdijk . dead .