Nieuwerkerk
Village in Zeeland, Netherlands
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Nieuwerkerk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km south of Hellevoetsluis.
Nieuwerkerk | |
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Village | |
Windmill: Nieuwerkerkse Molen | |
_wapen.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Nieuwerkerk Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Nieuwerkerk Nieuwerkerk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°38′55″N 4°0′4″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Schouwen-Duiveland |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,720 |
| • Density | 153/km2 (396/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4306[1] |
| Dialing code | 0111 |
Nieuwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of Duiveland was created.[3]
History
Nieuwerkerk was created in the 12th century. It was a split-off from Ouwerkerk. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuilt in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.[4]
During the North Sea flood of 1953, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.[5][6]
Churches
There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:
- Reformed Church, the church is in the Molenstraat.
- Reformed Church in the Netherlands, this church is in the Stationstraat.
- Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
- Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.
In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.[7]
Gallery
Building in Nieuwerkerk
Nieuwerkerk after the 1953 flood (7 April 1953)
Dutch Reformed church
House in Nieuwerkerk
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