's-Heer Hendrikskinderen

's-Heer Hendrikskinderen
Village
Protestant church
Coat of arms
's-Heer Hendrikskinderen Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen (Europe) Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 51°30′6″N 3°51′38″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Goes
Area [1]
• Total	9.52 km^2 (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,295
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4472[1]
Dialing code	0113

's-Heer Hendrikskinderen is a village in the municipality of Goes, about 2 km to the west of the city of Goes in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

History

In 1198, when Dirk VII, Count of Holland made a donation to Middelburg Abbey, the lords of Schengen, brothers Arnold and Henry, were attested as Arnoldus et Henricus de Scinge.[3] They both seem to have founded a church named after themselves: Ecclesia Arnoldi and Ecclesiam Henrici, now the villages of 's-Heer Arendskerke and 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen.

This village was first mentioned in 1267 as Ecclesiam Henrici, meaning "(private) church of Lord Henric", and is probably a reference to Henricus de Scinge.[4] 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen is a circular village around a church which developed in the Late Middle Ages.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 15th century. The tower is probably incomplete. The current church was built in 1805.[5] Castle Heer Hendriksburg used to be located near the village; in the 18th century, it was rebuilt as an inn, and was demolished in 1803.[6]

's-Heer Hendrikskinderen was home to 137 people in 1840.[6] It was a separate municipality until 1857,[7] when it was merged into 's-Heer Arendskerke. In 1970, it became part of the municipality of Goes.[6]

Gallery

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  Castle near 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen (1710-1735)
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  Cat mural in 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen
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  On this 16-century chart of Goes, "Zeer Henriks kinderen" appears in the bottom left corner

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4472AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
3. Dr. A.C.F. Koch (1970). "Oorkonden (ca. eind 7e eeuw - 1222 feb. 4); nr.232". Oorkondenboek van Holland en Zeeland tot 1299, I, Eind van de 7e Eeuw tot 1222 (in Dutch). 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff. pp. 390–391.
4. "Heer Hendrikskinderen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
5. Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). 's-Heer Arendskerke (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
6. "'s-Heer Hendrikskinderen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
7. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.