Sint-Maartensdijk

Sint-Maartensdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪnt ˈmaːr.tənsˌdɛik]) is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 16 km west of Bergen op Zoom.

History

Named after Saint Martin, Sint-Maartensdijk was founded as 'Haestinge', and renamed when it got a church dedicated to Martin of Tours. The first lords of Sint-Maartensdijk resided at Sint-Maartensdijk Castle which was demolished in 1819. The castle was located just north of the town walls, and its southern moat is still visible.

Sint-Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.^[3]

Born in Sint-Maartensdijk

Keetie van Oosten-Hage (born 1949), former cyclist
Cornelius Vermuyden (1595–1677), engineer
The Ghanaian politician Alfred Vanderpuije is descended from a Sint-Maartensdijk family

Gallery

Wind mill and ivy covered house
View on Sint-Maartendijk (1743)
Town hall with neighbouring houses
Houses in Sint-Maartensdijk

References

^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 4695BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.