Biezelinge
Neighbourhood and former village in Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands
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Biezelinge is a neighbourhood of Kapelle and former village in the Dutch municipality of Kapelle (province of Zeeland).
Biezelinge | |
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Neighbourhood and former village | |
Biezelinge old 'Nieuwe kerk' (New church) | |
  Biezelinge Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Biezelinge Biezelinge (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°58′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Kapelle |
| Elevation | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 2,350 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4421 |
| Dialing code | 0113 |
The village is separated from Kapelle by a railroad. The two villages share a train station. In 1978, Biezelinge and Kapelle were considered a single village by the postal authorities.[3] Since 2021, there are no longer specific statistics for Biezelinge.[4]
History
Biezelinge developed in the Late Middle Ages near a harbour. In 1717, the harbour was dammed by the construction of the Schenkeldijk.[5]
The tower Dutch Reformed church was built between 1877 and 1878. In 1908, the medieval church was replaced by an aisleless church. The church is located on the former monastery Jerusalem.[5][3]
Biezelinge was home to 516 people in 1840.[3]
Transport
Railway station: Kapelle-Biezelinge.
Passenger railway Vlissingen to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations (grouped by municipality, bolded), and official station abbreviations:
- Vlissingen (vs)
- Vlissingen Souburg (vss)
- Middelburg (mdb)
- Arnemuiden (arn)
- Goes (gs)
- Kapelle-Biezelinge (bzl)
- Kruiningen-Yerseke (krg) (mun. Reimerswaal)
- Krabbendijke (kbd)
- Rilland-Bath (rb)
- Bergen op Zoom (bgn)
- Roosendaal (rsd) edit
People from Biezelinge
- Jan Peter Balkenende (7 May 1956), Dutch Prime Minister
Gallery
Former location of the port
Equipment at the marketplace
Kapelle-Biezelinge train station
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