| Nieuwdorp | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Borsele - Nieuwdorp.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwdorp 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: | 1.6 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.82 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,235 |
| 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: | 4455 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0113 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4697°N 3.7386°W |
Nieuwdorp is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 9 km east of Middelburg.
The village was first mentioned around 1750 as Het Nieuwe Dorp, and means "new village". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from 's-Heer Arendskerke which was colloquially called Oudedorp.[3] Nieuwdorp is a dike village which appeared after the West-Kraayertpolder was poldered in 1642 and Nieuwe Kraayertpolder was added in 1675. The village is centred around a large square.[4]
The Reformed Church was built first in 1841 and is an aisleless church in neoclassic style. It was converted into an apartment building in 2003. The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1917 and 1918 and has expressionist elements. The tower contains a bell from 1710.[4]
Nieuwdorp was home to 388 people in 1840. Nieuwdorp used to be part of the municipality of 's-Heer Arendskerke. In 1970, it became part of the municipality of Borsele.[5] In 2009, the opened and provides an overview of World War II in the province of Zeeland with an emphasis on the Battle of the Scheldt.[5]