Clinge

Village in Zeeland, Netherlands

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51°16′14″N 4°5′17″E / 51.27056°N 4.08806°E / 51.27056; 4.08806CountryNetherlandsProvinceZeelandMunicipalityHulstArea

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• Total13.92 km² (5.37 sq mi)Elevation

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1.0 m (3.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,350 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4567^[1]

Dialing code0114

Clinge is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 28 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom. Clinge is located on the Dutch-Belgian border and joins with the Belgian town of De Klinge, in the Belgian municipality of Sint-Gillis-Waas. This border can normally be crossed freely.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as die clinc, and means hill.^[3] Clinge is a linear settlement. The moorland was cultivated in the 13th century and poldered in 1616. In 1830, it was cut off from its Belgian part and became an independent parish in 1875.^[4]

The Catholic St Henricus Church was built in 1875 and is a three-aisled basilica like church. The tower was restored in 1973.^[4]

Clinge was home to 692 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Hulst.^[5]

Gallery

Clinge, church: de Heilige Henricuskerk
House
Former town hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 4567AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Clinge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Clinge (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Clinge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.