Waarde is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

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, about 4 km southeast of

Kruiningen Kruiningen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 5 km south of the village of Yerseke.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Kruiningen ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1219 as Ward, and means "land near water". The original village was lost in a flood in 1530. A

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was built around the area in 1570. The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled church with a tower in the corner. The tower dates from the late 14th century. The church was damaged by fire in 1589. It was restored in 1959. The

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De Hoed was originally built before 1550 in

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. In 1857, it was moved to

. It was in operation until 1945 and then started to deteriorate. In 1989, it was moved and rebuilt at Waarde, and is back in operation. Waarde was home to 590 people in 1840. In 1847, a little harbour was built in the

Westerschelde The Western Scheldt ( nl, Westerschelde) in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, is the estuary of the Scheldt river. This river once had several estuaries, but the others are now disconnected from the Scheldt, leaving the W ...

. The former town hall was built in 1909 with

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and

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influences. Waarde was a separate municipality until 1970 when it was merged into

. On 15 January 2009, there were plans presented to the local council for a new project in Waarde. The project, called "meer Waarde" contains a new village centre, a new gym and building a connection between the two schools. The local council reacted positively and reserved 2 million Euro's for it.Nieuwsbrief Meer Waarde
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Gallery

File:Waarde1.jpg, View on Waarde File:Waarde molen De Hoed.jpg, Wind mill De Hoed File:Waarde gemeentehuis 27-07-2010.jpg, Former town hall

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Reimerswaal (municipality)