| Scharendijke | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Schouwen-Duiveland - Scharendijke.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Scharendijke in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.--> |
| 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: | Schouwen-Duiveland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.07 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,260 |
| 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: | 4322 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0111 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7347°N 3.8447°W |
Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis.
The village was first mentioned in 1487 as Schaerdendijke, and is a combination of dike and trench.[3] Scharendijke is a dike village. It was originally a little hamlet. Between 1901 and 1902, a harbour was built and it developed into a little village around the harbour.[4]
Scharendijke was home to 204 people in 1840. Part of the village was rebuilt after the North Sea flood of 1953. From the 1970s onwards, holiday homes were built around the village.[4]
Scharendijke used to be part of the municipality of Elkerzee. In 1960, the municipality of Middenschouwen was created and Scharendijk became its capital. In 1997, it was merged into Schouwen-Duiveland.[5]