Kruiningen 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 Reimerswaal, about 5 km south of the village of

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.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. Kruiningen has a station on the railway line

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. Kruiningen achieved some notoriety as departure and arrival of the ferry Kruiningen- Perkpolder. In 2003, this ferry closed in connection with the opening of the Westerscheldetunnel.

History

The place where Kruiningen was built, was one of the

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

s that later formed

Zuid-Beveland Zuid-Beveland (; "South Beveland") is part of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands north of the Western Scheldt and south of the Eastern Scheldt. Topography It is a former island, now peninsula, crossed by the Canal through Zuid-Bevelan ...

. The area was diked by monks of the

abbey An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nun ...

s of Ten Duinen and Ter Doest. Kruiningen was hit hard during the Flood of 1953, 62 people died and the entire village came for six months under the influence of the tides. The Johanneskerk was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th century after a fire in the 14th century. In the

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is the tomb of Arnoud van Cruningen (deceased in 1561), a gentleman from the Van Kruiningen family. The octagonal mill De Oude Molen was built in 1801.

Notable people

* Alfred Colpaert (born 1957), university professor in physical geography * Bert-Jan Ruissen, member of the European parliament for the SGP.

Gallery

File:Kruiningen - de Oude Molen.jpg, Wind mill De Oude Molen File:4416 Kruiningen, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, House in Kruiningen File:Kruiningen, het bouwraadhuis foto9 2012-05-17 12.16.JPG, Town hall File:Rampgebieden NS laat trein lopen van Oostdijk naar Kruiningen, Bestanddeelnr 905-7742.jpg, Train after 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 ...

References

Populated places in Zeeland Reimerswaal (municipality) {{Zeeland-geo-stub