Koewacht
Koewacht is a village on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Koewacht | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Fort Sint-Jacob | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Koewacht Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Koewacht Koewacht (Netherlands)  Koewacht Koewacht (Belgium) | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′36″N 3°58′23″E | |
| Country | Netherlands Belgium |
| Province | Zeeland East Flanders |
| Municipality | Terneuzen Moerbeke Stekene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.04 km2 (7.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,515 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4576[1] |
| Dialing code | 0114 |
The village consists of two parts; a Dutch and a (smaller) Belgian part.
Overview
The Dutch part is located in Zeelandic Flanders, a part of the province of Zeeland and part of the municipality of Terneuzen. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Axel.[3] In 2003, the Dutch part became part of the municipality of Terneuzen.[4]
Koewacht is a border village. During the Dutch Revolt, it formed the border between the Dutch and Spanish held territorities and over twenty forts were built in the area of which seven still have visible remains.[4] Koewacht is a linear settlement on a ridge. In the 18th century, it became a centre for flax production. The church was built between 1713 and 1714, but became located in Belgium in 1839.[5] During World War I, the border was sealed off and the Wire of Death, a lethal electric fence, ran through the village.[4] Between 1921 and 1922, a church was built on the Dutch side.[5][4]
The Belgian part lies in the province of East Flanders, in the municipalities of Moerbeke and Stekene. There are an estimated 650 houses on the Belgian side as of 2022.[4]
Gallery
Church in the Netherlands
Church in Moerbeke, Belgium
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
Statistics for the Netherlands only; two entries
- "Postcodetool for 4576AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Koewacht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Koewacht (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
