Kortgene is a small city in the southwest

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. It is located in the municipality of

Noord-Beveland Noord-Beveland (; "North Beveland") is a municipality and region in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren- Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde estuary to ...

Zeeland , nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge") , anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem") , image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg , map_alt = , m ...

, about 15 km northeast of

Middelburg Middelburg may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Europe * Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland ...

. It received city rights in 1431, but was flooded in 1530 and 1532. The new settlement received city rights in 1684.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1247 as Cortkeen, and means "short creek". Kortgene received city rights in 1431, but disappeared in the floods of 1530 and 1532. In 1670, the area was given who '' poldered'' the land. A village developed after the Stadspolder was enclosed by a dike in 1682. In 1684, the city rights were renewed. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church which a semi-build-in tower. The tower dates from the 15th century. The church was rebuilt in stages in 1686 and 1754. The interior was restored in 1955. Kortgene was home to 921 people in 1840. Kortgene was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953, and 49 people died. It developed into a recreational centre with marina and villa wards after the 1960s. Kortgene was an independent municipality and contained nearby villages

Colijnsplaat Colijnsplaat is a village in the Province of Zeeland, the Netherlands It is a part of the Municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about northeast of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned in 1489 as "het gors Colinsplate", and me ...

and Kats until 1995, when it merged with municipality Wissenkerke into the new municipality of

Notable residents

Arie van der Zouwen Arie van der Zouwen is a Dutch football coach and former footballer. He was the manager of the Hong Kong national football team and both assistant manager and manager of Al Wahda FC. He resides in Kortgene. Manager career Originally from Dordrec ...

, football coach

Gallery

File:Woonhuis in electische stijl.jpg, House in Kortgene File:Kortgene, korenmolen de Korenbloem RM23771 foto6 2014-03-16 14.18.jpg, Kortgene, windmill: korenmolen de Korenbloem File:Gevels - Kortgene - 20127197 - RCE.jpg, Street view

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1995 Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Noord-Beveland