Renesse ( zea, Renisse) is a village in the

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province of

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. 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 28 km west of

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. Renesse is a popular tourist resort with

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services in the area (in summer only).

History

The village was first mentioned in 1244 as Rietnesse, and is a combination of

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and

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. Renesse is a circular church village near the dunes. In 1229,

Floris V, Count of Holland Floris V (24 June 1254 – 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, moderni ...

donated the land to Costijn van Zierikzee who built a castle near the village. Moermond Castle was built in 1229, but destroyed in 1297. Before 1339, a new smaller castle was built, but became derelict. The gate house of around 1400 was converted in a summer residence in 1513 which became the basis of the current castle. It was severely damaged during the

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. Between 1958 and 1960, it was restored and the walls around the castle were rebuilt with three towers. The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled church. The tower dates from the early 15th century and has never been completed. The choir was rebuilt in 1916 and remnants of the predecessor of around 1300 were discovered. In 1924, a school was attached to the church, but it was demolished in 1976. At the end of 1944, ten members of the Dutch Resistance stole and destroyed the resident registration of Renesse. They were supposed to be picked up by an English patrol boat, but were arrested on the beach. The ten men were publicly hung. The villages and their family members were forced to witness the hanging. Renesse was home to 470 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Westerschouwen. After World War II, Renesse develop into a tourist site with many holiday homes and hotels. In 1997, Renesse became part of the municipality of

Van Renesse Family

In the 13th century the Van Renesse family built the first version of Moermond Castle. * John III, Lord of Renesse * René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée * The Castle of Renesse is located in the village of Oostmalle ( Malle), in the

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region of the province of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

(

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, Belgium)

Gallery

Image:Renesse Jacobus south.jpg, Renesse, church: Jacobuskerk Image:Renesse seaside 2.jpg, Renesse, beach File:Korte Reke 9, Renesse RM38826 (2).jpg, Restaurant in Renesse File:Renesse-04-Ferienhaus im Schnee-1984-gje.jpg, Holiday home in the snow

References

External links

Renesse Official Website
{{Authority control Schouwen-Duiveland History of Schouwen-Duiveland Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Seaside resorts in the Netherlands Zero-fare transport services