Noordgouwe

Noordgouwe
Village
Three Kings Church
Coat of arms
Noordgouwe Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland Noordgouwe Noordgouwe (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°41′37″N 3°56′19″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Area [1]
• Total	5.67 km^2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	405
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4317[1]
Dialing code	0111

Noordgouwe is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 12 km north of Zierikzee.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Noortgouda. It has been named after De Gouwe river which separated Schouwen from Duiveland. Noord (north) was the location of the polder on the island.[3] In 1374, permission was granted to polder the salt marshes.[4] Noordgouwe is a circular village around a church which is surrounded by a moat.[5] The village used to be a heerlijkheid.[4]

In 1434, the Carthusian monastery Sion was founded near Noordgouwe. In 1568, during the Reformation it was abandoned and later demolished.[6] The Dutch Reformed church was originally dedicated to the Three Kings' Day. The tower was built shortly after 1462 and contains the entrance to the church. The church was rebuilt after it was destroyed by Spanish troops in 1576. It was restored and extensively modified in 1846.[6][4]

Noordgouwe was home to 625 people in 1840.[6] It was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Brouwershaven.[7] In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.[6]

Gallery

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  Former hospital
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  Former widow houses in Noordgouwe
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  Street view (1962)

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022. Two entries; overlap with Schuddebeurs
2. "Postcodetool for 4317AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
3. "Noordgouwe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. "Noordgouwe" (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
5. Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Noordgouwe (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
6. "Noordgouwe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
7. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.