Kloetinge is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Goes Goes () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 27,000 residents. History Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Kort ...

, on the eastern side of the city.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Clotinge, and means "settlement with a height". Kloetinge is a circular village which developed on a ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides an ...

'' (artificial living hill) with an adjacent market square with drinking well for cattle. The

motte-and-bailey castle A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy t ...

of the Lords of Kloetinge was located on the eastern side of the market. The original village was destroyed in 1572 by the Geuzen. The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1275 and 1300 to replace a wooden church. The church was enlarged and modified several times. The tower was restored in 1956, and the church between 1969 and 1973. The former town hall and clergy house were built in 1881 and designed by the same architect. In 1968, the clergy house was incorporated into the town hall. In 1984, the building was converted into an apartment building. The

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Oostmolen was built in 1704. Until the 1960s, it formed a single building with the residential home of the miller. In 1998, the wind mill became owned by a foundation, and is regularly in service. Kloetinge was home to 696 people in 1840. In 1927, a railway station was built on the Goes to

Wemeldinge Wemeldinge is the oldest village in the Zuid-Beveland area of the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Kapelle, about 4 km northwest of Yerseke. It is located within the Eastern Scheldt national park. History T ...

railway. It closed in 1934. Kloetinge was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with

Sports

Kloetinge is home to football club

VV Kloetinge VV Kloetinge is a football club from Kloetinge, Netherlands. History The club was founded in 1931 under the name Unitas. The name was changed to Kloetinge in 1952. Some years later, the club colours were changed from blue and black to green an ...

Gallery

Image:Kloetinge, Geerteskerk foto2 2009-09-25 15.25.JPG, Gertrudis church, front (west) File:Geerteskerk Kloetinge2.JPG, Gertrudis church File:KloetingseMolen.JPG, The Kloetinge

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File:Kloetinge Geertesplein 16.jpg, Houses in Kloetinge

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Goes