Nieuwerkerk (Schouwen-Duiveland)
Nieuwerkerk | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwerkerk in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland. | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′55″N 4°0′4″E / 51.64861°N 4.00111°ECoordinates: 51°38′55″N 4°0′4″E / 51.64861°N 4.00111°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Schouwen-Duiveland |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,680 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4306 |
| Dialing code | 0111 |
Nieuwerkerk is a village in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The village had 2,680 residents on 1 January 2020.[1] Nieuwerkerk was an independent municipality until 1961, when it merged into the municipality Duiveland, and it merged again into the municipality Schouwen-Duiveland in 1997.[2]
History[]
Nieuwerkerk was created in the 12th century. It was a split-off from Ouwerkerk. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuilt in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.[2]
During the North Sea flood of 1953, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.[3][4]
Churches[]
There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:
- Reformed Church, the church is in the Molenstraat.
- Reformed Church in the Netherlands, this church is in the Stationstraat.
- Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
- Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.
In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.[5]
References[]
- ^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ a b "Nieuwerkerk". Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Een plaats voor herinneringen aan slachtoffers van de watersnood 1953". www.deramp.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Nieuwerkerk". VVV Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "Nieuwerkerk, Molenstraat 10 - Katholiek Apostolische Kerk - Reliwiki". reliwiki.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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