Ovezande is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 16 km east of Middelburg.
Ovezande | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 51°25′44″N 3°49′19″E / 51.42889°N 3.82194°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zeeland |
Municipality | Borsele |
Area | |
• Total | 9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,180 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 4441[1] |
Dialing code | 0113 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1318 or 1319 Avesand, and means "sand (shoal) of Ave (male) or Ava (female)".[3] Ovezande is a dike village which developed on the edge of the Oud- and Nieuw-Ovezandepolder. The village used to be a heerlijkheid.[4]
The Dutch Reformed has a non-articulated tower with a constricted needle spire. from the 14th or early 15th century. It was restored in 1955.[4] It is nowadays used for weddings, concerts and meetings.[5] The Catholic Assumption of Mary church was built between 1858 and 1859 as an aisleless_church with wooden tower. It was enlarged between 1906 and 1907.[4]
Ovezande was home to 807 people in 1840.[5] Ovezande was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Borsele.[6]
Gallery
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Former Protestant church in Ovezande
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4441AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Ovezande - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Ovezande (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Ovezande". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
edit- Media related to Ovezande at Wikimedia Commons