Waterlandkerkje is a village in the
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province of
Zeeland
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. It is located in the municipality of
Sluis.
The village was first mentioned in 1740 as "de Kerk op Waterland, en doorgaans Nieuw of Klein Kerkje geheeten", and means "little church of Waterland". Waterland was a region which was flooded in 1375. The church was established around 1670 by Protestants who went to church in in the
Spanish Netherlands
Spanish Netherlands (Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a ''pars pro toto'') was the H ...
(nowadays: Belgium), but who were removed by force by the Catholics. The church originally stood in Waterland-Oudeman but was moved across the border. The church burned down in 1708, and was rebuilt in 1713.
Waterlandkerkje was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with
Oostburg
Oostburg ( Zeelandic Flemish: ''Wòstburg'') is a city in the south-western Netherlands. It located in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2015, its population is 4731, down from 5008 in January 2005. It received ...
.
In 2003, it became part of the municipality of
Sluis.
Gallery
File:Dorpshuis - Waterlandkerkje - Nederland.jpg, Village house
File:Waterlandkerkje - Sluis - Nederland.jpg, Welcome to Waterlandkerkje
References
Populated places in Zeeland
Former municipalities of Zeeland
Sluis
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