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Meliskerke

Field	Value
name	Meliskerke
settlement_type	Village
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	File:Meliskerke Odulphuskerk1.JPG
image_caption	Protestant parish church of St. Odulphus
image_shield	Meliskerke wapen.svg
image_map	LocatieVeere.png
image_map1	Map NL - Veere - Meliskerke.png
map_caption1	The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Meliskerke in the municipality of Veere.
pushpin_map	Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_mapsize	250
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	Veere
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	0.9
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	8.08
population_footnotes
population_total	1,470
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	4365
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0118
coordinates

-- Meliskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 8 km west of Middelburg.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1235 as "Hughenkerke que modo Meliskercke dicitur", and means "(private) church of Meinlof (person)". Meliskerke is an incomplete circular church village which developed in the 12th century on a ridge.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled church. The tower dates from around 1400. The church was modified and partially rebuilt after damage between 1572 and 1574. The tower is leaning slightly and has a displacement of 60 centimetres.

The grist mill Meliskerke Molen was built in 1801. It was in use until 1954. In 1987, it was bought by the municipality and restored. It is usually in operation on Saturdays.

Meliskerke was home to 307 people in 1840. Meliskerke was damaged during the inundation of 1944.

Meliskerke was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged into the new municipality of Mariekerke. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Veere.

Politics

It is a conservative Protestant village, located on the Dutch Bible Belt. In the 2010 municipal elections, 63 percent of the local population voted for the Reformed Political Party (SGP). The three Christian parties in the elections (the Reformed Political Party, the ChristianUnion and the Christian Democratic Appeal) had a combined total of almost 70 percent of the votes.

Notable people

Fiction writer Franca Treur was born in Meliskerke.

Gallery

File:Meliskerke Meliskerkse Molen.jpg|Windmill Meliskerke Molen File:Overzicht Noordstraat - Meliskerke - 20152946 - RCE.jpg|Street view (1964) File:Voorgevel - Meliskerke - 20152943 - RCE.jpg|House in Meliskerke

References

"Postcodetool for 4365AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
"Meliskerke - (geografische naam)".
Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. (2003). "Meliskerke". Waanders.
"Meliskerke".
{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten
"Meliskerke".

Wikipedia Source

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