Kwadendamme Explained

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.

History

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4434AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 19 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 19 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Kwadendamme - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Kwadendamme . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Kwadendamme . Plaatsengids . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: station Kwadendamme . Stationsweb . 19 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Berkenhof Tropical Zoo - Kwadendamme . Hof van Zeeland . 19 April 2022 . nl.