Nieuw-Namen
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| name = Nieuw-Namen
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_caption = St Josef Church
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| 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 4568AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 20 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 4.8
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| area_total_km2 = 45.64
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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}}
| population_total = 955
| 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|17|35|N|4|9|44|E|region:NL_type:city(1057)|display=inline,title}}
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Nieuw-Namen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 24 km south of Bergen op Zoom. The village is located on the border with the Belgium, and forms a single urban area with the Belgian village of Kieldrecht.{{cite web|url=http://www.waasland.net/Beveren/bezienswaardigheden/kieldrecht.htm |title=Kieldrecht |website=Waasland |access-date=5 May 2022 |language=nl}}
History
The village was first mentioned in 1136 as Hulsterlo. From 1874 onwards, it became Nieuw-Namen, and means the new village Namen which was flooded and was named after Jan van Namen who built dikes in the area.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/nieuwnamen |title=Nieuw-Namen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The poem Van den vos Reynaerde was supposed to have taken place in Nieuw-Namen. "Int oestende van Vlaenderen staet een bosch, ende hiet Hulsterloo". Translation: "In the eastern end of Flanders, there is a forest and it is called Hulsterloo (old name)".
Nieuw-Namen was home to 701 people in 1840. The village used to be part of the municipality of Clinge. In 1970, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/nieuw-namen |title=Nieuw-Namen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}}
References
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Category:Populated places in Zeeland
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