Kwadendamme
History
The village was first mentioned in 1581 as "Huybrecht Crijnsz. van Quaendamme", and means "dam which is in bad shape". Kwadendamme is dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages on the dike between Oud- and Nieuw-Vreelandsepolder.
The St Bonifatius Church was built between 1901 and 1902. In 1938, the tower was replaced by a tall needle spire after the original was damaged in a storm of 1919. The church was damaged by war in 1945.
Kwadendamme was home to 358 people in 1840. A railway station was opened in 1927 on the Goes to Hoedekenskerke railway line. It closed in 1947.
Berkenhof Tropical Zoo is a small zoo with more than 40 animals species. It specifically designed for children.
Gallery
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Farm in Kwadendamme (1964) -
Farm in Kwadendamme -
![Berkenhof Tropical Zoo [nl]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/20110721_Berkenhof_Zoo_%280066%29.jpg/120px-20110721_Berkenhof_Zoo_%280066%29.jpg)
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Railway station Kwadendamme
![Berkenhof Tropical Zoo [nl]](/key/File:20110721_Berkenhof_Zoo_(0066).jpg)
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4434AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Kwadendamme - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Kwadendamme (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Kwadendamme". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "station Kwadendamme". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Berkenhof Tropical Zoo - Kwadendamme". Hof van Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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