Geersdijk
Village
Geersdijk is located in Zeeland
Geersdijk
Geersdijk
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Geersdijk is located in Netherlands
Geersdijk
Geersdijk
Geersdijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°46′E / 51.567°N 3.767°E / 51.567; 3.767
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityNoord-Beveland
Established1668
Area
[1]
 • Total4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total360
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4494[1]
Dialing code0113

Geersdijk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 13 km northeast of Middelburg.

The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Gerolsdike, and means "dike of Gerolf (person)".[3] The original Geersdijk became an independent parish in 1216.[4] The medieval village was lost in a flood in 1530 and disappeared completely in 1532. The current Geersdijk developed in 1668 after the Geersdijksepolder was enclosed by a dike.[5]

Geersdijk lost its harbour in 1771 when the Willempolder was diked. In 1808, a new harbour with a canal to the Veerse Gat was constructed.[5] Geersdijk was home to 201 people in 1840.[6]

Geersdijk was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953 and many houses were damaged beyond repair. The Drenthehuis was a gift of the province of Drenthe after the floods.[5] It was completed in 1960 and is used a village house.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4494NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Geersdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Geersdijk". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Geersdijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Geersdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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