Grijpskerke

Not to be confused with Grijpskerk.

Grijpskerke
Village
Summer residence 't Munnikenhof
Coat of arms
Grijpskerke Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland Grijpskerke Grijpskerke (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°32′2″N 3°33′42″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Veere
Area [1]
• Total	16.82 km^2 (6.49 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,420
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4364[1]
Dialing code	0118

Grijpskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere and lies about 6 km northwest of Middelburg.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Gripeskirca, and means "(private) church of Gripe (person)".[3] Grijpskerke is a circular church village. In 1344, a guest house was founded by the Middelburg Abbey.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a double-aisled church with a wooden tower between the two roofs and contains 14th century elements. The church was enlarged in 1770 and the current tower was constructed.[4]

The outpost of the abbey was converted in the summer residence 't Munnikenhof in the 17th century. It used to be owned by Jacob Cats. The main wing was demolished in 1860, and the remaining part was used as hunting lodge.[4][5]

Grijpskerke was home to 408 people in 1840.[6] It was a separate municipality until 1966. Before 1816 it was called "Grijpskerke en Poppendamme". That year it was merged with Hoogelande and Buttinge en Zandvoort.[7] In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Veere.[6]

Gallery

• 
  Farm Wilhelimina's Oord from 1489
• 
  Dutch Reformed church
• 
  Farm in Grijpskerke
• 
  Mini Camping

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4364AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
3. "Grijpskerke – (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
4. Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Grijpskerke (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
5. "Monumentnummer: 28125 't Munnikenhof". Dutch Monuments Register (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
6. "Grijpskerke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
7. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.