Nieuwerkerk is a village in the
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
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Dutch may also refer to:
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People E ...
province of
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
, image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg
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, m ...
. It is a part of 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 ...
, and lies about 23 km south of
Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoorn ...
.
Nieuwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of
Duiveland Duiveland is the name of a former island and a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland.
The island of Duiveland was joined to Schouwen in 1610, forming the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. It is the eastern part of the current island.
Th ...
was created.
History
Nieuwerkerk was created in the
12th century. It was a split-off from
Ouwerkerk
Ouwerkerk is a village in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland about 60 km south of Rotterdam.
History
Ouwerkerk is the oldest village of the former island of Duiveland, possibly founde ...
. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to
John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuilt in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.
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 ...
, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.
Churches
There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:
*
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 ...
, the church is in the Molenstraat.
*
Reformed Church in the Netherlands
{{Infobox Christian denomination
, name = Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Dutch ''Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland'')
, image =
, caption =
, main_classification = Protestant
, orientation = Calvinist
, polity = Presbyterianism
, ...
, this church is in the Stationstraat.
*
Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
*
Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.
In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.
Gallery
File:RM14166 Nieuwerkerk - Kerkring 9 (foto 2).jpg, Building in Nieuwerkerk
File:Rampen, watersnood, overstromingen, huizen, roeiboten, duiveland, Bestanddeelnr 123-1397.jpg, Nieuwerkerk after the 1953 flood (7 April 1953)
File:Toren kerk Nieuwerkerk.JPG, Dutch Reformed church
File:Nieuwerkerk - hoekhuis Oude Noordstraat.jpg, House in Nieuwerkerk
References
External links
{{Authority control
Schouwen-Duiveland
History of Schouwen-Duiveland
Populated places in Zeeland
Former municipalities of Zeeland