Nieuwerkerk

Nieuwerkerk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km south of Hellevoetsluis.

Nieuwerkerk
Village
Windmill: Nieuwerkerkse Molen
Coat of arms
Nieuwerkerk Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland Nieuwerkerk Nieuwerkerk (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°38′55″N 4°0′4″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Area [1]
• Total	17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,720
• Density	153/km2 (396/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4306[1]
Dialing code	0111

Nieuwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of Duiveland was created.^[3]

History

Nieuwerkerk was created in the 12th century. It was a split-off from Ouwerkerk. The fifteenth-century Protestant church, originally dedicated to John (evangelist), has an 6 sided tower. It was rebuilt in 1975 on the foundations of the original tower, which was blown up in 1945 by the Germans.^[4]

During the North Sea flood of 1953, approximately 265 of the 1,800 residents drowned or went missing.^[5][6]

Churches

There are 4 church congregations in Nieuwerkerk:

• Reformed Church, the church is in the Molenstraat.
• Reformed Church in the Netherlands, this church is in the Stationstraat.
• Hersteld Hervormde Kerk, this church is in the Ooststraat.
• Protestantse Kerk, this church is in the Kerkring.

In the Molenstraat is a small church for the Katholieke Apostolische Gemeente. However, this church is almost never used.^[7]

Gallery

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  Building in Nieuwerkerk
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  Nieuwerkerk after the 1953 flood (7 April 1953)
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  Dutch Reformed church
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  House in Nieuwerkerk