Kortgene | |
Settlement Type: | Small city |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Noord-Beveland - Kortgene.png |
Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kortgene in the municipality of Noord-Beveland.--> |
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: | Noord-Beveland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.9 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.50 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,910 |
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: | 4484 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0113 |
Coordinates: | 51.5583°N 3.8°W |
Kortgene is a small city in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, about 15 km northeast of Middelburg. It received city rights in 1431, but was flooded in 1530 and 1532. The new settlement received city rights in 1684.
The town was first mentioned in 1247 as Cortkeen, and means "short creek".[3] Kortgene received city rights in 1431, but disappeared in the floods of 1530 and 1532. In 1670, the area was given who poldered the land. A village developed after the Stadspolder was enclosed by a dike in 1682.[4] In 1684, the city rights were renewed.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church which a semi-build-in tower. The tower dates from the 15th century. The church was rebuilt in stages in 1686 and 1754. The interior was restored in 1955.[4]
Kortgene was home to 921 people in 1840.[6]
Kortgene was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953, and 49 people died.[5] It developed into a recreational centre with marina and villa wards after the 1960s.[4] Kortgene was an independent municipality and contained nearby villages Colijnsplaat and Kats until 1995, when it merged with municipality Wissenkerke into the new municipality of Noord-Beveland.