Schore, Netherlands Explained

Schore
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:Kapelle
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.1
Area Total Km2:3.11
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:485
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:4423
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0113
Coordinates:51.4617°N 3.9994°W

Schore is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Kapelle, about 8 km southwest of Goes.

The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Dodinus de Scoren, and means "land on water".[3] Schore is a circular church village. Schore was founded after 1150 when a dike was built around Zuid-Beveland. The village was flooded and destroyed in 1248. It was later rebuilt as a small agricultural community. Schore was home to 261 people in 1840.[4]

The old centre was destroyed in 1940 by war, and redesigned by Jordanus Roodenburgh.[5] The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church was a narrow needle spire which was completed in 1942.[5]

Schore was a separate municipality until 1941, when it was merged with Kapelle.It is part of the province of Zeeland, with a population of 485 people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4423AA . 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. Web site: Schore - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Schore . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Book: Schore . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 20 April 2022 . nl.