Sint-Maartensdijk is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country 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 , map_alt = , m ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Tholen Tholen () is a 25,000 people municipality in the southwest of the Netherlands. The municipality of Tholen takes its name from the town of Tholen, which is the largest population center in the municipality. The municipality consists of two peninsu ...

, and lies about 16 km west of

Bergen op Zoom Bergen op Zoom (; called ''Berrege'' in the local dialect) is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands. Etymology The city was built on a place where two types of soil meet: sandy soil and marine clay. The sandy soil p ...

History

Sint-Maartensdijk was founded as 'Haestinge', and renamed when it got a church dedicated to Martin of Tours. The first lords of Sint-Maartensdijk resided at

Sint-Maartensdijk Castle Sint-Maartensdijk Castle was a castle with a rich history. Except for a part of the moats nothing remains of it. Location and name The village Sint-Maartensdijk is located in the Oudelandpolder on the island Tholen. This is the oldest polder ...

which was demolished in 1819. The castle was located just north of the town walls, and its southern moat is still visible. Sint-Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with

Born in Sint-Maartensdijk

Keetie van Oosten-Hage Cornelia (Keetie) Hage, known by her married name Keetie van Oosten-Hage, (born 21 August 1949) is a Dutch former cyclist from Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland. She came from a family of cyclists, sister of Bella Hage, Heleen Hage and Ciska Hage, ...

(born 1949), former cyclist *

Cornelius Vermuyden Sir Cornelius Vermuyden (Sint-Maartensdijk, 1595 – London, 11 October 1677) was a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Vermuyden was commissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, ...

(1595–1677), engineer *The

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ian politician

Alfred Vanderpuije Alfred Oko Vanderpuije (born 4 November 1955) Newghana.org Alfred Vanderpuije Ed.S. is a Ghanaian educationist and politician who currently serves as a member of parliament. He is currently the member of parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency ...

is descended from a Sint-Maartensdijk family

Gallery

File:Overzicht met ernaast gelegen woning, in 1997 zijn de wieken tot 0,5m afgezaagd - Sint Maartensdijk - 20367731 - RCE.jpg, Wind mill and ivy covered house File:Sint-Maartensdijk vanuit het noorden 1743 RP-P-AO-15-126-23-2.png, View on Sint-Maartendijk (1743) File:Met overzicht van de belendende percelen - Sint Maartensdijk - 20144194 - RCE.jpg, Town hall with neighbouring houses File:Rechts van Raadhuis - Sint Maartensdijk - 20144266 - RCE.jpg, Houses in Sint-Maartensdijk

References

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