Groede
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_caption = Monumental houses in 2011
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Groede in Zeeland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Zeeland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Sluis
| elevation_m = 1.6
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| area_total_km2 = 19.60
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| population_total = 940
| population_as_of = 2021
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| timezone = CET
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Groede ({{IPA|nl|ˈɣrudə}}) is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located about 5 km north of Oostburg in the municipality of Sluis.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1133 as Groede, and means "land accretion".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/groede2 |title=Groede - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}} The oldest village was lost in a flood in 1375. It was later polder, but inundated in 1583. In 1604, the area was conquered by the Dutch Republic.{{cite web|url=https://www.zalig-zeeland.com/agenda_archief/wat-te-doen-en-uitjes/groede |title=Groede |website=Zalig Zeeland |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1612, it was a rediked, and a planned settlement with a large square containing the church in the middle was constructed.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu09_01/sten009monu09_01_0036.php |title=Haamstede |author=Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90-400-8830-6 |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Dutch Reformed church is a three-aisled church with 13th century elements. The church was severely damaged during the inundation of 1583 to 1613. Restoration started in 1619. From 1618 until 1808, the southern part of the church was a Walloon church. The tower was struck by lightning in 1949 and restored in 1950.
Groede was home to 2,408 people in 1840. The village was spared during World War II, because it was a Red Cross village.
Groede was a separate municipality until 1970.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. {{cite web|url=http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061 |title=KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina |accessdate=2009-12-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 |archivedate=2007-02-20 }} In 2003, Groede became part of the municipality of Sluis.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/groede |title=Groede |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}} The Slijkstraat in the centre of the village was transformed into a Flemish heritage street in 1985.
Gallery
Image:Groede, kerk foto4 2011-08-21 11.04.JPG|Groede, church: de Grote Kerk
Image:Groede, Rooms Katholiek kerk foto5 2011-08-21 11.31.JPG|Groede, catholic church
Image:Groede, monumentaal pand aan de Markt 2 RM31517 foto3 2011-08-21 11.20.jpg|Groede, monumental houses
Notable people
- Jochem van Bruggen (1881–1957), Dutch and Afrikaans author and poet, four-time winner of the Hertzog Prize
References
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Groede}}
{{Dutch municipality Sluis}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Zeeland