Sint-Maartensdijk

Sint-Maartensdijk
Town
Flag Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint-Maartensdijk in the municipality of Tholen.
Coordinates: 51°32′52″N 4°4′30″E / 51.54778°N 4.07500°ECoordinates: 51°32′52″N 4°4′30″E / 51.54778°N 4.07500°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Tholen
Area
• Total	21.86 km^2 (8.44 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	3,512
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Sint-Maartensdijk is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 16 km west of Bergen op Zoom.

Sint-Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Sint-Maartensdijk had 3132 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.0 km², and contained 1341 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Sint-Maartensdijk", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3650.^[3]

Born in Sint-Maartensdijk

• Keetie van Oosten-Hage, 1949, former cyclist
• Cornelius Vermuyden, 1595, Engineer
• The Ghanaian politician Alfred Vanderpuije is descended from a Sint-Maartensdijk family

References

1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "St Maartensdijk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.