Nieuwerkerk (Schouwen-Duiveland)

Nieuwerkerk
Nieuwerkerk
	Village
	Coat of arms
	The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwerkerk in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
	Coordinates: 51°38′55″N 4°0′4″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (2020)
• Total	2,680
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4306
Dialing code	0111

Nieuwerkerk is a village in the southwest Netherlands, 50 km southwest of Rotterdam. It is situated in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland. The village had 2,680 residents on 1 January 2020.[1] Nieuwerkerk was an independent municipality until 1961, when it merged into the municipality Duiveland, and it merged again into the municipality Schouwen-Duiveland in 1997.[2]

History

Nieuwerkerk was created in the 12th century. It was a split-off from Ouwerkerk. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuild in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.[2]

During the North Sea flood of 1953, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.[3][4]

Churches

There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:

Reformed Church, the church is in the Molenstraat.

Reformed Church in the Netherlands, this church is in the Stationstraat.
Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.

In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.[5]

References

Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
"Nieuwerkerk". Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
"Een plaats voor herinneringen aan slachtoffers van de watersnood 1953". www.deramp.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
"Nieuwerkerk". VVV Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
"Nieuwerkerk, Molenstraat 10 - Katholiek Apostolische Kerk - Reliwiki". reliwiki.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.

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[1] Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[:0-2] "Nieuwerkerk". Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland. Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[3] "Een plaats voor herinneringen aan slachtoffers van de watersnood 1953". www.deramp.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[4] "Nieuwerkerk". VVV Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-10-12.

[5] "Nieuwerkerk, Molenstraat 10 - Katholiek Apostolische Kerk - Reliwiki". reliwiki.nl. Retrieved 2020-10-12.