Oudelande is a village 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 19 km southeast of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1312 as "in Badickendorpe ende in Oudelant aen die zuudtzyde", and means "old land", because it was not flooded in 1014. Oudelande is a church village which developed on a ridge which was elevated to 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) in the 13th century. The circular structure was not completed on the northern side. The Dutch Reformed church was originally dedicated to

Saint Eligius Saint Eligius (also Eloy, Eloi or Loye; french: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660 AD) is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and Coin collecting, coin collectors. He is also the patron saint of veterinarians, the Royal Elect ...

. The large tower dates from the 14th century. In 1769, a part of the church was demolished and rebuilt. Oudelande was home to 547 people in 1840. In 1927, a railway station was built on the

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 Korte ...

Hoedekenskerke Hoedekenskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 22 km east of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned around 1280 as Hoedekinskerke, and means "(private) ...

railway line. The station closed down in 1934. The village was severely damaged 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 ...

. Oudelande was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with

. After running a test for one year, the city council decided to remove all

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s in the beginning of 2007 to improve the look of the historical village.

Gallery

File:Kerk oudelande.JPG,

church in Oudelande File:Tramstation Oudelande.jpg, Former railway station File:Zij- en voorgevel - Oudelande - 20491842 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Oudelande

References

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