Scharendijke

Scharendijke
Village
Former church of Scharendijke
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Coordinates: 51°44′5″N 3°50′41″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Area [1]
• Total	14.07 km^2 (5.43 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,260
• Density	90/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4322[1]
Dialing code	0111

Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis.

The village was first mentioned in 1487 as Schaerdendijke, and is a combination of dike and trench.[3] Scharendijke is a dike village. It was originally a little hamlet. Between 1901 and 1902, a harbour was built and it developed into a little village around the harbour.[4][5]

Scharendijke was home to 204 people in 1840.[5] Part of the village was rebuilt after the North Sea flood of 1953. From the 1970s onwards, holiday homes were built around the village.[4]

Scharendijke used to be part of the municipality of Elkerzee. In 1960, the municipality of Middenschouwen was created and Scharendijk became its capital. In 1997, it was merged into Schouwen-Duiveland.[5]

Gallery

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  House on the dike
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  Supermarket

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4322AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
3. "Scharendijke - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
4. Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Scharendijke (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
5. "Scharendijke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.