Absdale is a hamlet in the
Dutch province of
Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of
Hulst
Hulst () is a municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst was captured from the Spanish in 1591 by Maurice of Orange but was recaptured b ...
, and lies about 32 km southwest of
Bergen op Zoom.
Absdale is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under
Hulst
Hulst () is a municipality and city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.
History
Hulst received city rights in the 12th century.
Hulst was captured from the Spanish in 1591 by Maurice of Orange but was recaptured b ...
.
Absdale has place name signs. It used to be home to 550 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 houses.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1315 as te Absdale, and means valley of the abbot which refers to the Ter Duinen Abbey. Absdale is mentioned in the poem ''
Van den vos Reynaerde
''Van den vos Reinaerde'' (English title: ''Of Reynaert the Fox'') is the Middle Dutch version of the story of Reynard, as written by Willem die Madoc maecte. The poem dates from around 1250. It is considered a major work of Middle Dutch litera ...
''.
References
Populated places in Zeeland
Hulst
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