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Maire (also Meere or Mare) is a former village in the
Maire (also Meere or Mare) is a former village in the Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
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province of Zeeland
Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east ...
. It was located northwest of the village of Rilland
Rilland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1186 as Relant, and means land and reed. The name was originally used for the former island whi ...
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The church of Maire was mentioned in 1284. The village suffered from a number of floods, and on 5 November 1530, it drowned completely. When it was flooded again on 2 November 1532, it was abandoned completely. A small part of the area was reclaimed from the sea in 1694, but the village was never rebuilt.
Maire was a separate municipality until 1816, when it was merged with Rilland
Rilland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1186 as Relant, and means land and reed. The name was originally used for the former island whi ...
.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
See also
* List of flooded villages in ZeelandReferences