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Ovezande is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 16 km east of Middelburg.
Ovezande | |
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Village | |
 Assumption of Mary church by Wilhelmus Jacobus van Vogelpoel | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ovezande Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Ovezande Ovezande (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′44″N 3°49′19″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Borsele |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,180 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4441[1] |
| Dialing code | 0113 |
History
The village was first mentioned in 1318 or 1319 Avesand, and means "sand (shoal) of Ave (male) or Ava (female)".[3] Ovezande is a dike village which developed on the edge of the Oud- and Nieuw-Ovezandepolder. The village used to be a heerlijkheid.[4]
The Dutch Reformed has a non-articulated tower with a constricted needle spire. from the 14th or early 15th century. It was restored in 1955.[4] It is nowadays used for weddings, concerts and meetings.[5] The Catholic Assumption of Mary church was built between 1858 and 1859 as an aisleless_church with wooden tower. It was enlarged between 1906 and 1907.[4]
Ovezande was home to 807 people in 1840.[5] Ovezande was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Borsele.[6]
Gallery
![De Blazekop [nl]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/De_Blazekop_Ovezande.jpg/80px-De_Blazekop_Ovezande.jpg)
De Blazekop
Former Protestant church in Ovezande
![De Blazekop [nl]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De_Blazekop_Ovezande.jpg)
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 4441AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Ovezande - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Ovezande (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Ovezande". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
Media related to Ovezande at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
- [en] Ovezande
[fr] Ovezande
Ovezande est un village de la commune néerlandaise de Borsele, en Zélande. Jusqu'en 1970, il était une commune indépendante. Il compte 1 198 habitants (2008)[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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