Groede () is a village in the
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province of
Zeeland
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. It is located about 5 km north of
Oostburg
Oostburg ( Zeelandic Flemish: ''Wòstburg'') is a city in the south-western Netherlands. It located in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2015, its population is 4731, down from 5008 in January 2005. It received ...
in the municipality of
Sluis.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1133 as Groede, and means "land accretion". The oldest village was lost in a flood in 1375. It was later polder, but
inundate
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrolog ...
d in 1583.
In 1604, the area was conquered by the
Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography ...
.
In 1612, it was a
rediked, and a planned settlement with a large square containing the church in the middle was constructed.
The Dutch Reformed church is a three-aisled church with 13th century elements. The church was severely damaged during the inundation of 1583 to 1613. Restoration started in 1619. From 1618 until 1808, the southern part of the church was a
Walloon church. The tower was struck by lightning in 1949 and restored in 1950.
Groede was home to 2,408 people in 1840.
The village was spared during
World War II
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, because it was a
Red Cross
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village.
Groede was a separate municipality until 1970.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ] In 2003, Groede became part of the municipality of
Sluis.
The Slijkstraat in the centre of the village was transformed into a Flemish heritage street in 1985.
Gallery
Image:Groede, kerk foto4 2011-08-21 11.04.JPG, Groede, church: de Grote Kerk
Image:Groede, Rooms Katholiek kerk foto5 2011-08-21 11.31.JPG, Groede, catholic church
Image:Groede, monumentaal pand aan de Markt 2 RM31517 foto3 2011-08-21 11.20.jpg, Groede, monumental houses
References
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Populated places in Zeeland
Former municipalities of Zeeland
Sluis