Brigdamme is a former hamlet and municipality in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
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. It was a separate municipality until it merged into
Sint Laurens in 1816. The hamlet was located south of the village of Sint Laurens, on the road to
Middelburg Middelburg may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Europe
* Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland ...
.
The hamlet is no longer named on the newest topographical map of the area,.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,
there was an ancient chapel in Brigdamme, dedicated to
Saint Brigitta. It was replaced around 1245 by a large church, which was later demolished.
References
Former municipalities of Zeeland
Middelburg, Zeeland
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