Bruinisse is a village in the south-west of the

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. It is located in the municipality of

Schouwen-Duiveland Schouwen-Duiveland () is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands province of Zeeland. The municipality has 33,737 inhabitants (1 January 2016) and covers an area of (of which is water). The northside of the island has two fi ...

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1480 or 1481 as "Brunesse ... noviter erecta", and is a combination of

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...

and mud. Bruinisse was originally an island. In 1452,

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gave permission to build dikes and ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...

'' the salt marshes. The ''polder'' was completed in 1468. Bruinisse is a front street village with half a ring road around the church. The economy was mainly based on

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fishing. The harbour was extended in 1872 and 1912. The

Reformed Church Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...

is a neoclassic aisleless church built in 1904 as a replacement of the 1868 church. In 1962, it was restored and the entrance was moved to the side. Bruinisse was home to 1,430 people in 1840. Bruinisse was severely damaged during

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. On 12 February 1944, the land around Bruinisse was

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d by the Germans and bombed by the Allies on 5 January 1945 causing the destroying of many houses including the church from 1467. The village was flooded during the

North Sea flood of 1953 The 1953 North Sea flood was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, causing extensive flooding. The storm and flo ...

. In 1964, the Grevelingendam was built connecting Schouwen-Duiveland with

Goeree-Overflakkee Goeree-Overflakkee () is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen ...

. A recreational centre with marina was constructed to the north-west of the village. Bruinisse was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged into Schouwen-Duiveland.

Gallery

File:Hervormde-Kerk-Bruinisse-2016.jpg, Dutch Reformed Church File:Hier zijn we in de Potsraat in Bruinisse..JPG, Centre of Bruinisse File:'De Blauwe Schuit' Bergen op Zoom (16999601011).jpg, Harbour of Bruinisse File:Aan de Korte Ring in Brunisse..JPG, Street view

References

External links

www.bru.nu
{{Authority control Schouwen-Duiveland History of Schouwen-Duiveland Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997