List of territorial changes in the province of Zeeland
The list of area changes in the province of Zeeland contains important changes to the municipal areas in the Dutch province of Zeeland in the period from January 1, 1812 until today. These include amalgamation and separation of parishes, incorporation of parishes into another, changes to the name of the parish and major reclassifications of parts of one parish to another. Minor changes are not taken into account.
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- Date : date of legal effect of the change of area
- Municipality before the change : Municipality before the area change
- Action : Type of change
- Municipality after the change : Municipality after the area change
The sorting is done chronologically according to the date and according to the receiving or newly formed community. Communities that still exist today are highlighted in color. The municipalities that left the province of Zeeland are highlighted in red.
history
French time
In the French period, the communities belonged to the Bouches-de-l'Escaut department . Notwithstanding this, the communities in Zeeuws Vlaanderen belonged to the Escaut department .
Number of provinces
In the Basic Law of March 1814, the (re) formation of 9 provinces was announced with effect from May 1, 1814. In the constitution of August 1815 , a total of 19 provinces were named after the addition of the area that later became an independent state of Belgium . Of these 10 belonged to the area of today's Netherlands. The province of Limburg was formed on October 9, 1815.
The province of Holland was officially divided into the new provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland in 1840. In both areas, however, there had been independent, independent administrations since 1814. From 1840 onwards there were 11 provinces in the Netherlands until Flevoland was added in 1986 and resulted in the current number of 12 provinces.
Territory changes
| date | Church before the change | measure | Church after the change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/1813 |
Brijdorpe Klaaskinderke Looperskapelle |
Inclusion | Duivendijke |
| 01/01/1813 |
Nieuwerkerke [Schouwen] Rengerskerke en Zuidland |
Inclusion | Dungeons |
| 01/01/1813 | Capelle en Botland | Inclusion | Nieuwerkerk [Duiveland] |
| 01/01/1813 | Vrijberge | Inclusion | Oud-Vossemeer |
| 01/01/1813 | Nieuw-Strijen | Inclusion | Poortvliet |
| 01/01/1816 | Fort Bath | Name change | Bath |
| 01/01/1816 |
Rilland en Bath , Bath |
Reclassification | Bath |
| 01/01/1816 | Westenschouwen | Inclusion | Burgh |
| 01/01/1816 |
Domburg-Binnen Domburg-Buiten |
Merger | Domburg |
| 01/01/1816 | Ost- en Middelzwake | Inclusion | 's-Gravenpolder |
| 01/01/1816 |
Buttinge en Zandvoort Grijpskerke en Poppendamme Hoogelande |
Merger | Grijpskerke |
| 01/01/1816 | Sinoutskerke en Baarsdorp | Inclusion | 's-Heer Abtskerke |
| 01/01/1816 | Wissekerke | Inclusion | 's army Hendrikskinderen |
| 01/01/1816 | Eversdijk | Inclusion | chapel |
| 01/01/1816 | Nieuwlande [Zuid-Beveland] | Inclusion | Krabbendijke |
| 01/01/1816 |
Nieuwland [Walcheren] Sint Joosland |
Inclusion | Nieuw- en Sint Joosland |
| 01/01/1816 | Sirjansland | Inclusion | Oosterland |
| 01/01/1816 |
Maire Rilland en Bath |
Merger | Rilland |
| 01/01/1816 | Westkerke | Inclusion | Scissors |
| 01/01/1816 | Valkenisse [Zuid-Beveland] | Inclusion | Waarde |
| 01/01/1816 |
Westkapelle-Binnen Westkapelle-Buiten en Sirpoppekerke |
Merger | West chapel |
| 01/01/1816 |
's-Gravenhoek Kampensnieuwland |
Inclusion | Wissenkerke |
| 01/01/1835 |
Oost-Souburg West-Souburg |
Merger | East and West Souburg |
| 1853 | Doel | Reclassification | Doel, Antwerp Province , Belgium |
| 1853 | Kieldrecht | Reclassification | Kieldrecht, Antwerp Province , Belgium |
| 10/02/1857 | Kleverskerke | Inclusion | Arnemuiden |
| 10/02/1857 | 's army Hendrikskinderen | Inclusion | 's-Heer Arendskerke |
| 10/02/1857 | Gaping | Inclusion | Vrouwenpolder |
| 04/04/1866 | Bommenede | Inclusion | Zonnemaire |
| 07/15/1877 | Neuzen | Name change | Ter Neuzen |
| 01/01/1878 |
Bath Rilland |
Merger | Rilland Bath |
| 07/31/1880 |
Heille Sint Anna ter Muiden |
Inclusion | Sluis |
| 07/01/1936 |
Bosch Chapel Hengstdijk Ossenisse Stoppeldijk |
Merger | Vogelwaarde |
| 06/04/1940 | Ter Neuzen | Name change | Terneuzen |
| 01/01/1941 |
Ede Sint Kruis |
Inclusion | Aardenburg |
| 01/01/1941 | Schore | Inclusion | chapel |
| 04/01/1941 |
Colijnsplaat Kats |
Inclusion | Kortgene |
| 01/01/1961 |
Dreischoor Noordgouwe Zonnemaire |
Inclusion | Brouwershaven |
| 01/01/1961 |
Nieuwerkerk [Duiveland] Oosterland Ouwerkerk |
Merger | Duiveland |
| 01/01/1961 |
Duivendijke Elkerzee Ellemeet Kerkwerve |
Merger | Middenschouwen |
| 01/01/1961 |
Burgh Haamstede Noordwelle Renesse Serooskerke [Schouwen] |
Merger | Westerschouwen |
| 07/01/1966 | Oostkapelle | Inclusion | Domburg |
| 07/01/1966 |
Aagtkerke Grijpskerke Meliskerke |
Merger | Mariekerke |
| 07/01/1966 |
Nieuw- en Sint Joosland Sint Laurens |
Inclusion | Middelburg |
| 07/01/1966 |
Biggekerke Koudekerke [Walcheren] Zoutelande |
Merger | Valkenisse [Walcheren] |
| 07/01/1966 |
Serooskerke [Walcheren] Vrouwenpolder |
Inclusion | Veere |
| 07/01/1966 |
East and West Souburg Ritthem |
Inclusion | Vlissingen |
| 01/01/1970 |
Baarland Borssele Driewegen Ellewoutsdijk ’s-Gravenpolder ’ s-Heer Abtskerke ’s-Heerenhoek Heinkenszand Hoedekenskerke Nisse Oudelande Ovezande |
Merger | Borsele |
| 01/01/1970 |
's-Heer Arendskerke area parts |
Reclassification | Borsele |
| 01/01/1970 |
Kattendijke Kloetinge Wolphaartsdijk |
Inclusion | Goes |
| 01/01/1970 |
's-Heer Arendskerke area parts |
Reclassification | Goes |
| 01/01/1970 | Wemeldings | Inclusion | chapel |
| 01/01/1970 |
Krabbendijke Kruiningen Rilland-Bath Waarde Yerseke |
Merger | Reimerswaal |
| 01/01/1970 |
Biervliet Hoek Zaamslag |
Inclusion | Terneuzen |
| 04/01/1970 |
Koewacht Overslag Zuiddorpe |
Inclusion | Axel |
| 04/01/1970 | Vogelwaarde | Inclusion | Hontenisse |
| 04/01/1970 |
Clinge Grauw en Langendam Sint Jansteen |
Inclusion | Hulst |
| 04/01/1970 |
Breskens Cadzand Groede Hoofdplaat Nieuwvliet Schoondijke Waterlandkerkje IJzendijke Zuidzande |
Inclusion | Oostburg |
| 04/01/1970 |
Philippine Westdorpe |
Inclusion | Sas van Gent |
| 04/01/1970 | Retranchement | Inclusion | Sluis |
| 07/01/1971 |
Oud-Vossemeer Poortvliet Scherpenisse Sint Annaland Sint Maartensdijk Stavenisse |
Inclusion | Tholen |
| 01/01/1995 |
Kortgene Wissenkerke |
Merger | North Beveland |
| 01/01/1995 |
Aardenburg Sluis |
Merger | Sluis-Aardenburg |
| 01/01/1995 | Sint Philippsland | Inclusion | Tholen |
| 01/01/1997 | Arnemuiden | Inclusion | Middelburg |
| 01/01/1997 |
Brouwershaven Bruinisse Duiveland Middenschouwen Westerschouwen Zierikzee |
Merger | Schouwen-Duiveland |
| 01/01/1997 |
Domburg Mariekerke Valkenisse [Walcheren] West Chapel |
Inclusion | Veere |
| 01/01/2003 | Hontenisse | Inclusion | Hulst |
| 01/01/2003 |
Oostburg Sluis-Aardenburg |
Merger | Sluis |
| 01/01/2003 |
Axel Sas van Gent |
Inclusion | Terneuzen |
Number of parishes
The information on October 4, 1830 refers to the separation of Belgium from the Netherlands. The other figures relate to the situation after the reforms at the specified time.
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