s-Heerenhoek is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 12 km east of

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History

The village was first mentioned around 1750 as 'S Heerenhoek, and "means corner of the lord". It is located in the north-eastern corner of the Borsselepolder which was ''

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ed'' in 1616. The lords refers to the lord of Schenge Castle in 's-Heer-Arendskerke. 's-Heerenhoek developed after 1616 in a grid structure. In 1669, the village was devastated by fire and a new church was built in 1672. The Dutch Reformed church from 1672 was moved to

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in Arnhem between 1987 and 1988. The village developed into a Catholic area from the 1760s onwards. The Catholic St Willibrordus Church was built between 1873 and 1874 in

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style and has a tall tower. 's-Heerenhoek was home to 772 people in 1840. The municipal council used to meet in the local inn. In 1881, it was outlawed to hold meetings in a locality which served alcohol. The problem was solved by separating a part of the inn and building its own front door. In 1892, a town hall was built. 's-Heerenhoek was a separate municipality until 1970 when it was merged into

Gallery

's Heerenhoek, kerk foto2 2009-09-25 17.44.JPG, 's-Heerenhoek, church File:Overzicht voorgevel boerderij met aangebouwde schuur - 's-Heerenhoek - 20353269 - RCE.jpg, Farm in 's-Heerenhoek File:Voorgevel Huize Pastoraal - 's-Heerenhoek - 20105936 - RCE.jpg, Former clergy house File:Overzicht van de voorgevel en de linkerzijgevel van boerderij met schuur - 's-Heerenhoek - 20381084 - RCE.jpg, Farm in 's-Heerenhoek

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heerenhoek Former municipalities of Zeeland Populated places in Zeeland Borsele