Oostdijk, Zeeland Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4415AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 20 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 20 April 2022.
  3. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. Web site: Oostdijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oostdijk . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl.