IJzendijke is a city in the municipality of Sluis, about 10 km east of

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 the

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province of

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. The town received city rights in 1303.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1127 as Isendica, and means " dike of Iso (person)". IJzendijke used to be a possession of the Saint Peter's Abbey in

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. In 1127, it joined the Flemish Hanseatic League. In 1303, it received city rights. It was flooded in 1374, and lost completely in the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1404. In 1587, a sconce was constructed by the Spanish troops, and conquered by Maurice, Prince of Orange in 1604. Two '' polder''s were constructed, and after 1618, an octagon fortress was built with a central market square. In 1648, IJzendijke became a garrison city. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church built between 1612 and 1614. Between 1656 and 1659, it was enlarged to a stretched octagon. The war damage was repaired in 1949. Even though the fortress was deemed unconquerable,

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managed to take the city. IJzendijk was home to 2,068 people in 1840. The fortification were demolished between 1841 and 1843 except for a western part. The southern part of the IJzendijke was severely damaged in 1944. IJzendijke was a separate municipality until 1970. Prior to 2003, the town was in the municipality of

. In 2003, it became part of the municipality of Sluis.

Gallery

File:IJzendijke, centraal plein foto5 2013-05-05 12.24.jpg, Central square File:IJzendijke, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM31532 foto2 2013-05-05 12.19.jpg, Reformed church File:IJzendijke, de Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopnemingskerk foto1 2013-05-05 12.26.jpg, Church: de Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopnemingskerk File:IJzendijke, de Witte Juffer foto3 2013-05-05 12.05.jpg, Windmill: de Witte Juffer File:IJzendijke, het streekmuseum foto3 2013-05-05 12.14.jpg, Museum

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ijzendijke Cities in the Netherlands Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Sluis