Vrouwenpolder

Vrouwenpolder
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vrouwenpolder in the municipality of Veere.
Coordinates: 51°34′34″N 3°36′55″E / 51.57611°N 3.61528°E / 51.57611; 3.61528Coordinates: 51°34′34″N 3°36′55″E / 51.57611°N 3.61528°E / 51.57611; 3.61528
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Veere
Population (1 January 2010)
  Total 1,121
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Church: de Pelgrimskerk

Vrouwenpolder is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km north of Middelburg. The name is derived from "the polder of Our Lady", referring to the Virgin Mary.

Vrouwenpolder was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Veere. Its formal long name was 'Onze-Lieve-Vrouwenpolder, Schellach en Zanddijk-Buiten'. The former municipality of Gapinge was added to O.L.Vrouwenpolder in 1857.[1]

In 2001, the village of Vrouwenpolder had 795 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.21 km², and contained 351 residences.[2] The statistical area "Vrouwenpolder", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1320.[3]

There is a nudist beach at Vrouwenpolder.[4]


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.
  4. "Nudist beach Vrouwenpolder". naaktstrandje.nl. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

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