Sint Philipsland is a village in the
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province of
Zeeland
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. Sint Philpsland is also the name of the
(former) island on which the village lies. 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 northwest 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
The village was first mentioned between 1490 and 1495 as "Ecclesia sti Philippi Apostoli, St. Philipskerc", and is named after
Philip the Apostle
Philip the Apostle ( el, Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; cop, ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ, ''Philippos'') was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostl ...
. The area was ''
dike
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d'' in 1487 by order of
Anna van Bourgondië, the illegitimate daughter of
Philip the Good
Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...
. The first village was flooded in 1509 and 1530, and subsequently abandoned. In 1642, the land was reclaimed again and a regular patterned village with front and back street was constructed.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1668 in a
neoclassic style with
Doric columns
The Doric order was one of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian. The Doric is most easily recognized by the simple circular capitals at the top of col ...
. In 1953, an association building was attached to the western side of the church.
Sint Philipsland was home to 654 people in 1840.
In 1884, Sint Philipsland was connected to
North Brabant
North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...
via the Slaakdam and no longer an island.
Sint Philipsland was severely affected by 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 ...
and ten people were killed.
Sint Philipsland was a separate municipality until 1995, when it was merged with
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 ...
.
Notable people
*
Leen Quist
Leen Quist ( Sint Philipsland, September 4, 1942 – Veere, April 11, 2014) was a Dutch ceramist, who was known for his own style, a perfect finish and geometric (blue) lines. According to Thimo te Duits, author of ''Modern Ceramics in the Netherl ...
(1942–2014), ceramist
Gallery
File:Voorgevel - Sint Philipsland - 20181960 - RCE.jpg, House in Sint Philipsland
File:Sint Philipsland, de watertoren foto6 2015-05-24 14.39.jpg, Water tower of Sint Philipsland
References
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1995
Populated places in Zeeland
Former municipalities of Zeeland
Tholen