Klein-Sinaai
Village
Parish Church of Our Lady in Klein-Sinaai
Parish Church of Our Lady in Klein-Sinaai
Klein-Sinaai is located in Belgium
Klein-Sinaai
Klein-Sinaai
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°10′49″N 3°59′16″E / 51.1802°N 3.9879°E / 51.1802; 3.9879
Country Belgium
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
MunicipalityStekene
Area
[1]
 • Total4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,381
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneCET

Klein-Sinaai is a village near the Dutch border in the Belgian municipality of Stekene in the province of East Flanders. Until 1977 it was a part of the municipality of Sinaai.[2]

In Klein-Sinaai are the remains of Abbey of Boudelo (also known as Boudeloo Abbey), formerly a monastery of the Cistercians. The abbey was founded in 1197 when Boudewijn of Boekel, a monk from St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent, settled in Klein-Sinaai as a hermit. In the early 13th century the abbey was recognised by the Bishop of Doornik. In 1578 the abbey was destroyed by Calvinists from Ghent, but was rebuilt a few years later, within the walls of Ghent itself.[2]

The museum of cultural history in Sint-Niklaas exhibits several archaeological finds from Boudelo Abbey.

In 1877, a railway station opened on the Sint-Gillis-Waas to Zelzate railway. The line closed for passengers in 1952 and the track was removed in 1974.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 46024C". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Klein-Sinaai". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "L. 77 : Sint-Gillis-Waas - Zelzate". Belgische Spoorlijnen (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.


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