s-Heer Abtskerke is a village in the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
Zeeland
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Borsele, and lies about 19 km east of
Middelburg Middelburg may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Europe
* Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned between 1197 and 1212 as Verscvliet. The current name means "church of lord abbot", and refers to the abbot of the Westmonster monastery in
Middelburg Middelburg may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Europe
* Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland ...
. The abbot was given land near the village in 1203 by
Dirk VII, Count of Holland.
's-Heer Abtskerke is a church village which developed in the Middle Ages.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 14th century. The tower was added in the middle of the 14th century. The tower was restored in 1955, and the church was restored between 1964 and 1968.
There is well for cattle on the cemetery.
In 1816, the village of
Sinoutskerke en Baarsdorp, covering the hamlets of and , was merged with 's-Heer Abtskerke.
's-Heer Abtskerke was home to 295 people in 1840.
In 1927, a joint railway station with
's-Gravenpolder opened on the
Goes
Goes () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 27,000 residents.
History
Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Kort ...
to
Hoedekenskerke
Hoedekenskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 22 km east of Middelburg.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1280 as Hoedekinskerke, and means "(private) ...
. It closed in 1947.
's-Heer Abtskerke remained a separate municipality until 1970 when it was merged into
Borsele.
[ The school of the village closed in 2014.]
Gallery
File:Abtskerke Kerkring 18.jpg, House in 's-Heer Abtskerke
File:Abtskerke Kerkring 3.jpg, Clergy house
File:Abtskerke Kloetingseweg 19.jpg, House in 's-Heer Abtskerke
File:Gevel - 's-Heer Abtskerke - 20105367 - RCE.jpg, Former school (1964)
References
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Former municipalities of Zeeland
Populated places in Zeeland
Borsele