Klein-Sinaai Explained

Official Name:Klein-Sinaai
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Belgium
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Belgium
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name:
Subdivision Name1:Flemish Region
Subdivision Name2:East Flanders
Subdivision Name3:Stekene
Area Total Km2:4.70
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,381
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Coordinates:51.1802°N 3.9879°W

Klein-Sinaai is a village near the Dutch border in the Belgian municipality of Stekene in the province of East Flanders. Until 1977 it was a part of the municipality of Sinaai.[2]

In Klein-Sinaai are the remains of (also known as Boudeloo Abbey), formerly a monastery of the Cistercians.The abbey was founded in 1197 when, a monk from St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent, settled in Klein-Sinaai as a hermit. In the early 13th century the abbey was recognised by the Bishop of Doornik. In 1578 the abbey was destroyed by Calvinists from Ghent, but was rebuilt a few years later, within the walls of Ghent itself.[2]

The museum of cultural history in Sint-Niklaas exhibits several archaeological finds from Boudelo Abbey.

In 1877, a railway station opened on the Sint-Gillis-Waas to Zelzate railway. The line closed for passengers in 1952 and the track was removed in 1974.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 46024C . Statistics Belgium . 5 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Klein-Sinaai . Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed . 5 May 2022. nl.
  3. Web site: L. 77 : Sint-Gillis-Waas - Zelzate . Belgische Spoorlijnen . 5 May 2022 . nl.