Heinkenszand is a town in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Borsele Borsele (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland. The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s. The mu ...

, and lies about 14 km east of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1351 as Heynekijnssand, and means "sand of Heynekijn (Hendrik)". Heinkenszand is a dike village which is located between the Oosterlandpolder and the Oosterguitepolder. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with built-in tower which was built in 1844 to replace its medieval predecessor. The spire dates from 1932. The Catholic St Blasius Church was built between 1864 and 1866 on the location of the former Barbestein castle, and has a twin tower. The estate Watervliet was built around 1588 on the location of another former castle. It was demolished in 1793 and replaced by estate Bloemenheuvel which in turn was demolished in 1895. The current estate Landlust probably started as a farm in 1793 on the ground. It was extended into a hunting lodge in 1856. The estate and park were donated to in 1956. Heinkenszand was home to 1,389 people in 1840. Heinkenszand was a separate municipality until 1970 when it was merged into

Tourism

Heinkenszand has steadily been increasing its importance as a tourism destination with holiday park "Stelleplas" and a traditional wooden shoe factory and museum.Klompenmakerij Traas
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Gallery

File:Heinkenszand Landlust Koetshuis.JPG, Carriage house of the estate Landlust File:Heinkenszand Stenevate 9.JPG, Farm in Heinkenszand File:Overzicht van voorgevel en de linker zijgevel van de boerderij met schuur - Heinkenszand - 20381274 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Heinkenszand File:Barbesteinkerk - Heinkenszand.jpg, Reformed Church and Villa Jacoba ( 1910)

References

Former municipalities of Zeeland Populated places in Zeeland Borsele {{Zeeland-geo-stub