Kortgene
Small city
Church of Korgene
Church of Korgene
Flag of Kortgene
Flag
Coat of arms of Kortgene
Coat of arms
Kortgene is located in Zeeland
Kortgene
Kortgene
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Kortgene is located in Netherlands
Kortgene
Kortgene
Kortgene (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°33′30″N 3°48′0″E / 51.55833°N 3.80000°E / 51.55833; 3.80000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityNoord-Beveland
Area
[1]
 • Total15.50 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,910
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4484[1]
Dialing code0113

Kortgene is a small city in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, about 15 km northeast of Middelburg. It received city rights in 1431, but was flooded in 1530 and 1532. The new settlement received city rights in 1684.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1247 as Cortkeen, and means "short creek".[3] Kortgene received city rights in 1431, but disappeared in the floods of 1530 and 1532. In 1670, the area was given Willem Adriaan van Nassau who poldered the land. A village developed after the Stadspolder was enclosed by a dike in 1682.[4] In 1684, the city rights were renewed.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church which a semi-build-in tower. The tower dates from the 15th century. The church was rebuilt in stages in 1686 and 1754. The interior was restored in 1955.[4]

Kortgene was home to 921 people in 1840.[6]

Kortgene was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953, and 49 people died.[5] It developed into a recreational centre with marina and villa wards after the 1960s.[4] Kortgene was an independent municipality and contained nearby villages Colijnsplaat and Kats until 1995, when it merged with municipality Wissenkerke into the new municipality of Noord-Beveland.[7]

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4484AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kortgene - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Kortgene (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Kortgene". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kortgene". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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