Vogelwaarde Explained

Vogelwaarde
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Hulst - Vogelwaarde.svg-->
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vogelwaarde 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:1.6
Area Total Km2:14.34
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,865
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:4581
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0114
Coordinates:51.3256°N 3.9703°W

Vogelwaarde is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 29 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.

History

The village was first mention in 1936 as Vogelwaarde, and is a combination of "land on water" and the stream Vogel.[3] The village was formed in 1970 from the former villages Boschkapelle and Stoppeldijk. Both villages were located in the Stoppeldijkpolder. In 1645, the Boschkapelle, a chapel, was built which became a site of pilgrimage for the Martyrs of Gorkum in 1761.[4]

The St Gerulphus is a three-aisled church with needle spire which was constructed between 1860 and 1861. The church burnt down in 1869, and was rebuilt and enlarged the next year. The St Paul and Peter Church was built between 1875 and 1876, and used to be located in Boschkapelle.[4]

In 1936, the villages of Stoppeldijk and Boschkapelle formed the municipality of Vogelwaarde. Vogelwaarde was a separate municipality from 1936 to 1970, when it was merged with Hontenisse. In 2003, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.[5]

The village has one of the few horseshoe factories in Europe. It was founded in 1906.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4581AA . 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: Vogelwaarde - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Vogelwaarde . Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 8830 6 . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Vogelwaarde . Plaatsengids . 20 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Geschiedenis . Kerckhaert . 20 April 2022 . nl.