Geersdijk is a village in the
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province of
Zeeland
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Noord-Beveland
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The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Gerolsdike, and means "dike of Gerolf (person)".
The original Geersdijk became an independent parish in 1216.
The medieval village was lost in a flood in 1530 and disappeared completely in 1532. The current Geersdijk developed in 1668 after the Geersdijksepolder was enclosed by a dike.
Geersdijk lost its harbour in 1771 when the Willempolder was diked. In 1808, a new harbour with a canal to the
Veerse Gat The Veerse Gat or Veeregat was the sea channel between Walcheren and Noord-Beveland islands in Zeeland in the Netherlands. In 1961 as part of the Delta Plan it was blocked off by the Veerse Gatdam and made into an inland lake called Veerse Meer
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Geersdijk was home to 201 people in 1840.
Geersdijk was flooded during the
North Sea flood of 1953 and many houses were damaged beyond repair. The Drenthehuis was a gift of the province of
Drenthe after the floods.
It was completed in 1960 and is used a village house.
References
Populated places in Zeeland
Noord-Beveland
1668 establishments in the Dutch Republic
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