| Ossenisse | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Hulst - Ossenisse.svg--> |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ossenisse in the municipality of Hulst. |
| 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: | Hulst |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.69 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 310 |
| 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: | 4589 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0114 |
| Coordinates: | 51.3883°N 3.9778°W |
Ossenisse is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 24 km west of Bergen op Zoom.
The village was first mentioned in 1164 as Osnesse, and is a combination of headland and oxes (cattle).[3] Ossenisse is road village which developed on salt marsh. In 1183, it was a possession of the monastery of Coesvoorde. In 1196, the ownership was transferred to the Cistercian monastery Ten Duinen. In 1225, the village was lost in a flood. In 1610, a dike was built around the area.[4]
The Catholic St Willibrordus Church is a three-aisled cruciform church which was built between 1914 and 1915.[4] In 2004, the church was converted into residential homes.
Ossenisse was home to 782 people in 1840. The village was a separate municipality until 1936, when it was merged with Vogelwaarde. The dike broke during the North Sea flood of 1953 and the village was flooded.[5] In 2003, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.[6] There used to be a ferry between Kruiningen and Perkpolder. In 2003, the Westerscheldetunnel was opened and the ferry ceased.[7] The village has become isolated due to the termination of the ferry.[6]