Zanddijk is a neighbourhood of

Veere Veere (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Ter Veere) is a municipality with a population of 22,000 and a town with a population of 1,500 in the southwestern Netherlands, in the region of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland. History The name ''Veere'' ...

and former village in the

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, Netherlands.

History

The hamlet was probably founded in the first half of the twelfth century when some local farmers went to live on a dike made of sand, for which the hamlet was named. (Zanddijk literally means "sand dike".) By 1153 Zanddijk had become a

lordship A lordship is a territory held by a lord. It was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas. It originated as a unit under the feudal system during the Middle Ages. In a lordship, the functions of econ ...

. In 1247 Hendrik Wisse van Borsele inherited the lordship and had a fort constructed there. Under the s, Zanddijk grew into a wealthy village. Veere was founded on the lordship's territory and quickly grew into a city, overshadowing Zanddijk itself. In 1347 it split off from the lordship. In 1439 parts of Zanddijk were acquired by Veere and in 1574 the rest were put under its control. During the

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its church was damaged but not destroyed; but soon after, it was destroyed anyway. In 1572 Veere went over to the Dutch and provided troops for the Siege of Vlissingen. During the

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, in 1748 it counted only 416 inhabitants. During the

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the

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built fortifications around the village. In the 1930s its strategic position again saw Zanddijk the location of a line of fortification.

References

{{Authority control Veere Populated places in Zeeland