Sint Maartensdijk
Sint-Maartensdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈmaːrtənzˌdɛik]) is a village 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.
History
Named after Saint Martin, Sint-Maartensdijk was founded as 'Haestinge', and renamed when it got a church dedicated to Martin of Tours. The first lords of Sint-Maartensdijk resided at Sint-Maartensdijk Castle which was demolished in 1819. The castle was located just north of the town walls, and its southern moat is still visible.
Sint-Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.
Born in Sint-Maartensdijk
- Keetie van Oosten-Hage (born 1949), former cyclist
- Cornelius Vermuyden (1595–1677), engineer
- The Ghanaian politician Alfred Vanderpuije is descended from a Sint-Maartensdijk family
Gallery
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Wind mill and ivy covered house -
View on Sint-Maartendijk (1743) -
Town hall with neighbouring houses -
Houses in Sint-Maartensdijk
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4695BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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