Oostdijk | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
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: | Reimerswaal |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.7 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.58 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 610 |
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: | 4415 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0113 |
Coordinates: | 51.4431°N 4.08°W |
Oostdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 3 km east of the town of Kruiningen.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1899 as Oostdijk, and means eastern dike.[4]
Oostdijk was home to 209 people in 1840. The village used to be part of the municipality of Krabbendijke. It was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953, and six people died. In 1970, it was merged into the municipality Reimerswaal.[5]