Nieuwerkerk
Nieuwerkerk | |
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Village | |
![Windmill: Nieuwerkerkse Molen [nl]](/wiki/File:Nieuwerkerk,_de_Nieuwerkerkse_Molen_RM14170_foto2_2015-05-30_13.27.jpg) Windmill: Nieuwerkerkse Molen | |
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  Nieuwerkerk Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Nieuwerkerk Nieuwerkerk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′55″N 4°0′4″E / 51.64861°N 4.00111°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Schouwen-Duiveland |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.0 m (0.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,720 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4306[1] |
| Dialing code | 0111 |
Nieuwerkerk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km south of Hellevoetsluis.
Nieuwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of Duiveland was created.[3]
History
[edit]Nieuwerkerk was created in the 12th century. It was a split-off from Ouwerkerk. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuilt in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.[4]
During the North Sea flood of 1953, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.[5][6]
Churches
[edit]There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:
- Reformed Church, the church is in the Molenstraat.
- Reformed Church in the Netherlands, this church is in the Stationstraat.
- Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
- Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.
In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.[7]
Gallery
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Building in Nieuwerkerk -
Nieuwerkerk after the 1953 flood (7 April 1953) -
Dutch Reformed church -
House in Nieuwerkerk
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4306AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Nieuwerkerk". Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Een plaats voor herinneringen aan slachtoffers van de watersnood 1953". www.deramp.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Nieuwerkerk". VVV Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Nieuwerkerk, Molenstraat 10 - Katholiek Apostolische Kerk - Reliwiki". reliwiki.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
External links
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Media related to Nieuwerkerk at Wikimedia Commons