Zuiddorpe is a village in the
Dutch province of
Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of
Terneuzen
Terneuzen () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeelandic Flanders. With almost 55,000 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality of Zeeland.
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, and lies about 34 km southeast of
Vlissingen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1366 or 1367 as Zuutdorp, and means "southern village". South has been added to distinguish from
Westdorpe and is relative to
Axel. Zuiddorpe is a road village with a village square. A parish has been known to exist since 1236 which was called "De Moeren" in reference to the
peat excavation in the nearby moorlands.
The Catholic Assumption of Mary church is a three-aisled church with a tower in the north-western corner. It was built between 1885 and 1886 to replace its 1817 predecessor. The church has a richly decorated
pulpit
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...
from 1637.
Zuiddorpe was home to 702 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with
Axel.
In 2003, it became part of the municipality of
Terneuzen
Terneuzen () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland, in the middle of Zeelandic Flanders. With almost 55,000 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality of Zeeland.
History
First mentione ...
.
References
Populated places in Zeeland
Former municipalities of Zeeland
Terneuzen
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