Sint Philipsland (island)
Sint Philipsland is a peninsula in the province of Zeeland in the southwest of the Netherlands .
Sint Philipsland was a separate island until 1973, since then it has been connected to Tholen by the Krabbenkreekdam to form a larger island. Together, they have formed the municipality of Tholen since 1995 . Before that, Sint Philipsland, consisting of the two villages of Sint-Philipsland and Anna Jacobapolder , was an independent municipality with around 25 km² of land.
The first dike was built in 1487 at the suggestion of Anna of Burgundy, the illegitimate daughter of Philip of Burgundy , who was married to the governor-general Adolf von Kleve . Presumably in honor of her father she named the new dyke Sint Phlipsland , the church built there was dedicated to the apostle Philip .
There were several major storm surges in the 16th century. During the All Saints Flood in 1530 , the island was flooded and 20 people drowned. Although the dikes had already been restored in 1531, the island was flooded again during the All Saints flood in 1532 , so that the polders were temporarily abandoned.
In 1644 Jacob Baerland from Antwerp and other men were granted a patent by the government of Zealand for the re-embankment of Sint Philipsland, which took place until 1645. The Henriëttepolder (1776), the Anna Jacoba and the Kramerpolder (both 1847), the Willemspolder (1859) and the Abraham Wissepolder (1935) were added later.
Sint Philipsland is through since 1884 Slaakdam to the mainland of North Brabant connected to the north since 1988 over the Philipsdam and Grevelingendam connected to Goeree-Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Sint Philipsland (Dutch)
- ↑ Heimatgeschichtekreis Philippuslandt (Dutch)
Web links
Tholen (Dutch)
Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 42 ″ N , 4 ° 7 ′ 49 ″ E