Krabbendijke 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 located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 6 km southeast of the town of

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.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1187 as Crabbendic. The etymology is unclear. The original village was flooded in 1530 during the Saint Felix Flood. The current village developed after the Nieuw Krabbendijkepolder was created in 1592. The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church with wooden tower. It was built in 1914 to replace its 17th-century predecessor. The church was damaged by war in 1944. The café-restaurant De Koophandel is a 17th-century building with

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. The front dates from 1953. Up to 1662, it was also used as church, and in 1881 a separate room was created for council meetings. Krabbendijke was home to 725 people in 1840. The village was flooded during the

North Sea flood of 1953 The 1953 North Sea flood () was a major flood caused by a heavy storm surge that struck the Netherlands, north-west Belgium, England and Scotland. Most sea defences facing the surge were overwhelmed, resulting in extensive flooding. The ...

. Krabbendijk was an independent municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Reimerswaal.

Flora and fauna

The

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has made Krabbendijke its primary breeding ground in the Netherlands.

Transport

Krabbendijke has a railway station on the railway line

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. The station opened in 1868.

Gallery

File:Calvijn College 2.jpg, School in Krabbendijke File:Krabbendijke, straatzicht2 foto1 2012-05-17 11.20.JPG, Street view File:Krabbendijke, monumentale boerderij RM32414 foto3 2012-05-17 11.16.JPG, House in Krabbendijke

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Zeeland Reimerswaal (municipality)