Kloetinge is a village in the Dutch 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 located in the municipality of

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, on the eastern side of the city.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Clotinge, and means "settlement with a height". Kloetinge is a circular village which developed on a ''

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'' (artificial living hill) with an adjacent market square with drinking well for cattle. The

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of the Lords of Kloetinge was located on the eastern side of the market. The original village was destroyed in 1572 by the

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. The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1275 and 1300 to replace a wooden church. The church was enlarged and modified several times. The tower was restored in 1956, and the church between 1969 and 1973. The former town hall and clergy house were built in 1881 and designed by the same architect. In 1968, the clergy house was incorporated into the town hall. In 1984, the building was converted into an apartment building. The

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Oostmolen was built in 1704. Until the 1960s, it formed a single building with the residential home of the miller. In 1998, the wind mill became owned by a foundation, and is regularly in service. Kloetinge was home to 696 people in 1840. In 1927, a railway station was built on the Goes to Wemeldinge railway. It closed in 1934. Kloetinge was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with

Sports

Kloetinge is home to football club VV Kloetinge.

Gallery

Image:Kloetinge, Geerteskerk foto2 2009-09-25 15.25.JPG, Gertrudis church, front (west) File:Geerteskerk Kloetinge2.JPG, Gertrudis church File:KloetingseMolen.JPG, The Kloetinge

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File:Kloetinge Geertesplein 16.jpg, Houses in Kloetinge

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Zeeland Former municipalities of Zeeland Goes