Melissant

Melissant
Village
St Josef Chapel
St Josef Chapel
Melissant is located in South Holland
Melissant
Melissant
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Melissant is located in Netherlands
Melissant
Melissant
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°46′5″N 4°4′34″E / 51.76806°N 4.07611°E / 51.76806; 4.07611
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityGoeree-Overflakkee
Area
[1]
 • Total
16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,175
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3248[1]
Dialing code0187

Melissant is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1484 as melissant, and means "sand (shoal) of Melis (person)".[3] Melissant developed after the Oud-Melissant polder was enclosed by a dike in 1480.[4]

The Restored Reformed Church is an aisleless church built between 1862 and 1863 in neoclassic style.[4] It was originally a Dutch Reformed Church, but in 2004, during the merger into the Protestant church, the church was given to the Restored Reformed Church for 50 years in emphyteusis.[5] The Catholic St Joseph Chapel was built in 1900 in Gothic Revival style.[4] It was a bequest of Diert van Melissant to build a church, however the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam decided to build a chapel instead, due to the modest number of Catholics in the area.[5]

Melissant was home to 664 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1966, when it became part of Dirksland.[6] Subsequently, Dirksland became part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3248AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Melissant - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Melissant" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Melissant". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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