Sint Laurens Explained

Sint Laurens
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Hulst - Clinge.svg
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Clinge 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:Middelburg
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.0
Area Total Km2:1.67
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:960
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:4333
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0118
Coordinates:51.5333°N 39°W

Sint Laurens is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Middelburg, about 3 km north of the city.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as "ecclesia sancti Laurentii alias Popkinsburgh". It was first named Popkensburg. The current name refers to Saint Lawrence.[3] Sint Laurens is a road village which developed near the Popkensburg Castle. The castle was demolished in 1863. The linear settlement expanded up to Brigdamme.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church was built in 1644 to replace the church of the castle. It was restored in 1952.[4]

In 1816, the village of Brigdamme was merged into Sint Laurens. Sint Laurens was home to 203 people in 1840.[5] Sint Laurens remained a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Middelburg.

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4333AA . 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: Sint Laurens - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Sint Laurens . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Sint Laurent . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl.