Melissant is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.

Melissant
Village
St Josef Chapel
Melissant Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands Show map of South Holland Melissant Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°46′5″N 4°4′34″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Goeree-Overflakkee
Area [1]
• Total	16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,175
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3248[1]
Dialing code	0187

History

The village was first mentioned in 1484 as melissant, and means "sand (shoal) of Melis (person)".[3] Melissant developed after the Oud-Melissant polder was enclosed by a dike in 1480.[4]

The Restored Reformed Church is an aisleless church built between 1862 and 1863 in neoclassic style.[4] It was originally a Dutch Reformed Church, but in 2004, during the merger into the Protestant church, the church was given to the Restored Reformed Church for 50 years in emphyteusis.[5] The Catholic St Joseph Chapel was built in 1900 in Gothic Revival style.[4] It was a bequest of Diert van Melissant to built a church, however the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam decided to built a chapel instead, due to the modest number of Catholics in the area.[5]

Melissant was home to 664 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1966, when it became part of Dirksland.[6] Subsequently, Dirksland became part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013.[5]

Gallery

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  Restored Reformed Church
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  Farm in Melissant

See also

• Onwaard
• Roxenisse

References

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