Schore, Netherlands

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| name = Schore

| settlement_type = Village

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| image_skyline = Church Schore (Zeeland).JPG

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| image_caption = De kerk van Schore

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| image_shield = Schore wapen.svg

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands

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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 = Kapelle

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4423AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 20 April 2022 }}

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| area_total_km2 = 3.11

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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 = 485

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 4423

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0113

| coordinates = {{coord|51|27|42|N|3|59|58|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

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Schore is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Kapelle, about 8 km southwest of Goes.

The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Dodinus de Scoren, and means "land on water".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/schore2 |title=Schore - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}} Schore is a circular church village. Schore was founded after 1150 when a dike was built around Zuid-Beveland. The village was flooded and destroyed in 1248. It was later rebuilt as a small agricultural community. Schore was home to 261 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/schore |title=Schore |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=nl}}

The old centre was destroyed in 1940 by war, and redesigned by Jordanus Roodenburgh.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu09_01/sten009monu09_01_0086.php |title=Schore |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 Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church was a narrow needle spire which was completed in 1942.

Schore was a separate municipality until 1941, when it was merged with Kapelle.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} It is part of the province of Zeeland, with a population of 485 people

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Category:Populated places in Zeeland

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