Graauw
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Graauw
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Graauw - Heilige Maria Hemelvaartkerk 2.jpg
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| image_caption = Assumption of Mary Church
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| image_shield = Graauw en Langendam wapen.svg
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Zeeland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Hulst
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4569AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 20 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 0.6
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| area_total_km2 = 19.08
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=20 April 2022 |quote=two entries}}
| population_total = 860
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0114
| coordinates = {{coord|51|19|40|N|4|6|8|E|region:NL_type:city(956)|display=inline,title}}
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Graauw is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 22 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1170 as Grotha and means "slipped land outside the dike". Same root word as "to grow".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/graauw |title=Graauw - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}} Graauw is a dike village with developed along the Graauwse Kreek. The oldest settlement was lost in flood. In the late 16th century, the land was poldered and village developed on the dike. In 1852, the Van Alsteinpolder was created, and a new harbour was created to north in 1878 near the hamlet of Paal.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu09_01/sten009monu09_01_0032.php |title=Graauw |author=Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 8830 6 |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Catholic Assumption of Mary Church is a three-aisled basilica like church which was constructed between 1854 and 1855.
Graauw was home to 812 people in 1840. It was the capital of the municipality of the Graauw en Langendam until 1970 when it was merged into Hulst.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/graauw |title=Graauw |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Graauw - Town hall 1.jpg|Former town hall
File:Overzicht voorgevel - Graauw - 20353000 - RCE.jpg|Houses in Graauw
References
{{Dutch municipality Hulst}}
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Category:Populated places in Zeeland
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