Biezelinge

Biezelinge is a neighbourhood of Kapelle and former village in the Dutch municipality of Kapelle (province of Zeeland).

Biezelinge
Neighbourhood and former village
Biezelinge old 'Nieuwe kerk' (New church)
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Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°58′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Kapelle
Elevation [1]	1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	2,350
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4421
Dialing code	0113

The village is separated from Kapelle by a railroad. The two villages share a train station. In 1978, Biezelinge and Kapelle were considered a single village by the postal authorities.^[3] Since 2021, there are no longer specific statistics for Biezelinge.^[4]

History

Biezelinge developed in the Late Middle Ages near a harbour. In 1717, the harbour was dammed by the construction of the Schenkeldijk.^[5]

The tower Dutch Reformed church was built between 1877 and 1878. In 1908, the medieval church was replaced by an aisleless church. The church is located on the former monastery Jerusalem.^[5][3]

Biezelinge was home to 516 people in 1840.^[3]

Transport

Railway station: Kapelle-Biezelinge.

Passenger railway Vlissingen to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations (grouped by municipality, bolded), and official station abbreviations:

• Vlissingen (vs)
• Vlissingen Souburg (vss)

• Middelburg (mdb)
• Arnemuiden (arn)

• Goes (gs)

• Kapelle-Biezelinge (bzl)

• Kruiningen-Yerseke (krg) (mun. Reimerswaal)
• Krabbendijke (kbd)
• Rilland-Bath (rb)

• Bergen op Zoom (bgn)

• Roosendaal (rsd) edit

People from Biezelinge

• Jan Peter Balkenende (7 May 1956), Dutch Prime Minister

Gallery

• 
  Former location of the port
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  Equipment at the marketplace
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  Kapelle-Biezelinge train station