Hulst

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Hulst parish
Flag of the municipality of Hulst
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Hulst
coat of arms
province Zeeland Zeeland
mayor Jan-Frans Mulder ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Hulst
Area
 - land
 - water 		251.82  km 2
201.71 km 2
50.11 km 2
CBS code 0677
Residents 27,551 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 109 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 17 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  E
Important traffic route N258 N290 N689 N690
prefix 0114
Postcodes 4543, 4561
Website Homepage of Hulst
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View from the southwest
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Hulst ( listen ? / I ) ( Zeeland and East Flemish Ulst ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Zeeland and, according to the CBS, had 27,551 inhabitants on January 31, 2019 . Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

The municipality covers the eastern part of the Zeeuws Vlaanderen region near the Belgian border; the Belgian city of Antwerp is only 22 km away. Hulst describes itself as “the most Flemish city in the Netherlands”.

The road N60, from the new Westerschelden tunnel to the N49 in Belgium (Antwerp - Zelzate - Bruges ) and on to Sint-Niklaas leads in a circle around the town of Hulst.

Trade is flourishing in Hulst. Mail order companies like Neckermann Versand had a branch there. Agriculture and tourism are also important.

history

In 1180 Hulst received city ​​rights from Flemish Count Philip of Alsace . In the Middle Ages , the population of the region was engaged in salt production: peat was dug up, which was salty due to the proximity to the sea; when the peat was burned, the salt remained. Also flax was cultivated among others the present village Heikant, then and now. Hulst developed into an important fortress and port city, where, among other things, sheets were traded.

In the meantime , the village of Clinge had emerged on a small dune , in dialect "kling". In the late Middle Ages there were often disputes between the Counts of Flanders and the large cities there such as Ghent . The Hulsters mostly sided with the Count. At the end of the 15th century, this led to troops from the city of Ghent advancing and occupying Hulst.

Hulst was in the Eighty Years' War initially (with a brief interruption 1591-1595) in the area of ​​the Catholics. The Spanish archduke Albrecht and Isabella provided it with a wall and two advanced works, the forts Liefkenshoëck and Zandberg between 1615 and 1621 . However, the Dutch general Friedrich Heinrich conquered it in 1645 with the siege of Hulst . This resulted in the encirclement and blocking of the Scheldt and Antwerp. The fortress was besieged in 1747 by the troops of the French Marquis de Contades . She capitulated on May 11th.

The economic development of Hulst, as it was strongly directed towards Flanders, was severely affected. When the port was closed in 1795 (the watercourse to the Scheldt was so silted up that no ships could pass through), poverty set in. Only when better roads were built in the 20th century and tourism developed after 1950 did prosperity return.

The village of St. Jansteen was called Sint-Jan ter Steene in the Middle Ages. There was a steen (a stone building, maybe a castle or tower), and the village was a glory until 1795, administered by a baron .

Until the 16th century, the whole region was littered with refuges and “uithoven” (alternative houses or farms) of the great monasteries of Flanders, including Ter Doest. The monks also built similar houses in Hulst itself.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
26.9
15.2
12.0
10.9
10.2
9.0
5.8
3.6
3.3
3.0
ABGH
GH
HP
PH
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
+2.2
+0.7
-2.0
-1.6
+10.2
+0.9
-1.6
-10.4
+3.3
+3.0
ABGH
GH
HP
PH

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2014 2018
Algemeen Belang Groot Hulst 6th 7th
CDA 3 4th
Groot Hontenisse 3 3
HulstPLUS - 2
VVD 1 2
PvdA 3 2
SP 1 1
GroenLinks - 0
D66 - 0
PROGRESSIEF HULST 3 0
HULST DIFFERENT 1 -
total 21st 21st

Political structure

The community is divided into the following districts:

No. place Residents
01 Hulst 10,845
02 Sint Jansteen 3.165
03 Clings 2,320
04 Greyw 965
05 Tricky 1,125
06 Nieuw names 1,015
07 Kapellebrug 330
08 Kloosterzande 3,305
09 Lamswaarde 880
10 Ter Hole 475
11 Vogelwaarde 2,090
12 Hengstdijk 540
13 Ossenisse 310
local community 27,395
  1. ↑ District number
  2. ↑ (as of January 1, 2017)

Town twinning

Attractions

Town mill
  • The three-kilometer-long city ​​fortification dates from the Eighty Years' War. One can stroll around the city over the ramparts. The former Fort Zandberg in front of the city is still present with its complete earth walls.
  • One of the sights of the city is the St. Willibrordus Basilica , which was built between 1200 and 1534. The tower of the church was rebuilt after a fire in 1562, also after a fire in 1663, again after 1724 because of its dilapidation and again in 1957 after the war-related destruction in 1944. The church was given the title of basilica in 1935.
  • Hulst has a local museum (“De 4 Ambachten”) in an old “refugiehuis” ( refuge , monastic alternative house).
  • In the north of the municipality there is the mud flats of the " drowned land of Saeftinghe ", a nature area on the banks of the Scheldt.
  • Wooden shoes are still made in Clinge .

photos

  • Hulst, turn of the basilica (Sint Willibrordusbasiliek)

  • Hulst, Tor (de Gentse Poort) in the street

  • Hulst, street: Gentsestraat

  • Tricky, church: kerk van de Heilige Theresia van het kindje Jezus

  • Sint Janssteen, church: de Sint Johannes de Doperkerk

  • Clinge, church: de Heilige Henricuskerk

Reineke Fuchs

Reynaert memorial for the Dutch model of Reineke Fuchs

A Dutch version of the verse epic Reineke Fuchs was written at the end of the 12th century under the title " Van den vos Reynaerde ". The town of Hulst is mentioned by name, which the town commemorates with a monument and cultural events.

Daughters and sons of the church

Web links

Commons : Hulst  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Hülst in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ^ Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1591: Landt Van Waest. From Arnhem to the land of Waeß, Graff Moritz, who has conquered Hulst without some stupidity, ... ( digitized version )
  3. ↑ Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1596: A strong stat so in Brabant [corrected on the plate:] in Flanderlant, Gelegen is and Hulst called ... ( digitized version ); Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1596: The cardinal before Hulst arrives, July 10th with some people ... ( digitized version )
  4. ↑ Result of the municipal elections in Gemeente Hulst, accessed on April 5, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Allocation of seats in the Gemeente Hulst municipal council , accessed on April 5, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 17, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ for a description of the collection (only available in Dutch): see the municipality's website → Cultuur → Musea