s-Gravenpolder is a village in the

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province of

Zeeland Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Borsele Borsele (; ) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland. The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s. The municipality is mainly known fo ...

, and lies about 21 kilometres east of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1318 as "dat Nuweland van Vortrap", and means "''

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'' of the Count". Before 1316,

William III, Count of Holland William the Good (, ; – 7 June 1337) was count of Hainaut (as William I), Avesnes, Holland (as William III), and Zeeland (as William II) from 1304 to his death. Career William, born , was the son of John II, Count of Hainaut, and Philippa ...

ordered the construction of a dike around Voortrappen. It was first called 's-Gravenpolder in 1386. The polder and village were owned by the Count of Holland until 1430. 's-Gravenpolder developed as a

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road village. The Dutch Reformed church is a Gothic cruciform church with built-in tower. The choir probably dates from the late-14th century. The tower and nave were constructed in the early-15th century. It was severely damaged during World War II. During the renovation of 1959 to 1961, the plaster was removed and the current spire was built. The

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De Korenhalm was built in 1876. An electro motor was installed in a shed near the wind mill. Since 1992, it is owned by a foundation and still in service. 's-Gravenpolder was home to 577 people in 1840. In 1927, a joint railway station with 's-Heer Abtskerke opened on the

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Hoedekenskerke Hoedekenskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 22 km east of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned around 1280 as Hoedekinskerke, and means "(private) ...

. It closed in 1947. The village was severely damaged during

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. 's-Gravenpolder was a separate municipality until 1970 when it merged into

Gallery

File:Molen de Korenhalm.jpg , Wind mill De Korenhalm File:De OmC 909 bij het voormalige tramstation van 's-Gravenpolder - 's-Heer Abtskerke.jpg, Former railway station

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravenpolder Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Borsele

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