Noordgouwe
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Noordgouwe
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = File:Driekoningenkerk (Noordgouwe) (6).jpg
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| image_caption = Three Kings Church
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| image_shield = Noordgouwe wapen.svg
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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 = Schouwen-Duiveland
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4317AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 21 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 0.6
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| area_total_km2 = 5.67
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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=21 April 2022 |quote=Two entries; overlap with Schuddebeurs}}
| population_total = 405
| 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 = 0111
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Noordgouwe is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 12 km north of Zierikzee.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Noortgouda. It has been named after De Gouwe river which separated Schouwen from Duiveland. Noord (north) was the location of the polder on the island.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/noordgouwe |title=Noordgouwe - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1374, permission was granted to polder the salt marshes.{{cite web|url=https://www.zalig-zeeland.com/provinciedelen/schouwen-duiveland/noordgouwe |title=Noordgouwe |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}} Noordgouwe is a circular village around a church which is surrounded by a moat.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu09_01/sten009monu09_01_0066.php |title=Noordgouwe |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 village used to be a heerlijkheid.
In 1434, the Carthusian monastery Sion was founded near Noordgouwe. In 1568, during the Reformation it was abandoned and later demolished. The Dutch Reformed church was originally dedicated to the Three Kings' Day. The tower was built shortly after 1462 and contains the entrance to the church. The church was rebuilt after it was destroyed by Spanish troops in 1576. It was restored and extensively modified in 1846.
Noordgouwe was home to 625 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Brouwershaven.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/noordgouwe |title=Noordgouwe |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Noordgouwe-Heerenweg-voormalig ziekenhuis.jpg|Former hospital
File:Noordgouwe-Heerenweg-Gasthuisjes.jpg|Former widow houses in Noordgouwe
File:Voorgevels - Noordgouwe - 20169039 - RCE.jpg|Street view (1962)
References
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{{Dutch municipality Schouwen-Duiveland}}
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Category:History of Schouwen-Duiveland