Vogelwaarde

Vogelwaarde
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vogelwaarde in the municipality of Hulst.
Coordinates: 51°19′32″N 3°58′13″E / 51.32556°N 3.97028°E / 51.32556; 3.97028Coordinates: 51°19′32″N 3°58′13″E / 51.32556°N 3.97028°E / 51.32556; 3.97028
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Hulst
Population (1 January 2010)
  Total 2,138
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Vogelwaarde is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 29 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.

In 2001, the village of Vogelwaarde had 1348 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.64 km², and contained 575 residences.[1] The statistical area "Vogelwaarde", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2180.[2]

The village was formed in 1970 from the former villages Boschkapelle and Stoppeldijk.

Vogelwaarde was a separate municipality from 1936 to 1970, when it was merged with Hontenisse.[3]

The village has one of the few horseshoe factories in Europe.

References

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