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Schore, Netherlands

Coordinates: 51°27′42″N 3°59′58″E / 51.46167°N 3.99944°E / 51.46167; 3.99944
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Schore
Village
De kerk van Schore
De kerk van Schore
Coat of arms of Schore
Schore is located in Zeeland
Schore
Schore
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Schore is located in Netherlands
Schore
Schore
Schore (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°27′42″N 3°59′58″E / 51.46167°N 3.99944°E / 51.46167; 3.99944
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityKapelle
Area
 • Total3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Elevation−0.1 m (−0.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total485
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4423[1]
Dialing code0113

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.[4] 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.[5]

The old centre was destroyed in 1940 by war, and redesigned by Jordanus Roodenburgh.[4] The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church was a narrow needle spire which was completed in 1942.[4]

Schore was a separate municipality until 1941, when it was merged with Kapelle.[6] It is part of the province of Zeeland, with a population of 485 people

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4423AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Schore - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Schore (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Schore". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.