Kortgene
| Kortgene | |||
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| Village | |||
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 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kortgene in the municipality of Noord-Beveland. | |||
| Coordinates: 51°33′30″N 3°48′0″E / 51.55833°N 3.80000°ECoordinates: 51°33′30″N 3°48′0″E / 51.55833°N 3.80000°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zeeland | ||
| Municipality | Noord-Beveland | ||
| Population (1 January 2008) | |||
| • Total | 1,847 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Kortgene, windmill: korenmolen de Korenbloem
Kortgene is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 15 km northeast of Middelburg.
Kortgene received city rights in 1431. It was also the name of a municipality containing nearby villages Colijnsplaat and Kats until 1995, when it merged with municipality Wissenkerke into the new municipality of Noord-Beveland.[1]
In 2001, the village of Kortgene had 1188 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.35 km², and contained 561 residences.[2] The statistical area "Kortgene", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2000.[3]
References
- ↑ van der Meer, Ad; Boonstra, Onno (2006). "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten" (in Dutch). KNAW.
- ↑ "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001". Statistics Netherlands (CBS). (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ↑ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005". Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Statline.cbs.nl. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
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- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Kortgene". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
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