Kwadendamme | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Borsele - Kwadendamme.png |
Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kwadendamme 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: | 1.1 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.40 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 950 |
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: | 4434 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0113 |
Coordinates: | 51.4333°N 3.8775°W |
Kwadendamme is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 20 km east of Middelburg.
The village was first mentioned in 1581 as "Huybrecht Crijnsz. van Quaendamme", and means "dam which is in bad shape".[3] Kwadendamme is dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages on the dike between Oud- and Nieuw-Vreelandsepolder.[4]
The St Bonifatius Church was built between 1901 and 1902. In 1938, the tower was replaced by a tall needle spire after the original was damaged in a storm of 1919. The church was damaged by war in 1945.[4]
Kwadendamme was home to 358 people in 1840.[5] A railway station was opened in 1927 on the Goes to Hoedekenskerke railway line. It closed in 1947.[6]
is a small zoo with more than 40 animals species. It specifically designed for children.[7]