Scharendijke
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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][5]
Scharendijke was home to 204 people in 1840.[5] 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]
Gallery
- House on the dike
- Supermarket
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4322AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Scharendijke - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Scharendijke (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Scharendijke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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