Sint-Maartensdijk

For the village in Utrecht, see Maartensdijk.

Sint-Maartensdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈmaːrtənzˌdɛik]) is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Tholen, and lies about 16 km west of Bergen op Zoom.

Sint-Maartensdijk
Village
Dutch Reformed church
Flag Coat of arms
Sint-Maartensdijk Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland Sint-Maartensdijk Sint-Maartensdijk (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°32′52″N 4°4′30″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Tholen
Area [1]
• Total	22.26 km2 (8.59 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,440
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4695[1]
Dialing code	0166

History

Named after Saint Martin, Sint-Maartensdijk was founded as 'Haestinge', and renamed when it got a church dedicated to Martin of Tours. The first lords of Sint-Maartensdijk resided at Sint-Maartensdijk Castle which was demolished in 1819. The castle was located just north of the town walls, and its southern moat is still visible.

Sint-Maartensdijk was a separate municipality until 1971, when it was merged with Tholen.^[3]

Born in Sint-Maartensdijk

• Keetie van Oosten-Hage (born 1949), former cyclist
• Cornelius Vermuyden (1595–1677), engineer
• The Ghanaian politician Alfred Vanderpuije is descended from a Sint-Maartensdijk family

Gallery

• 
  Wind mill and ivy covered house
• 
  View on Sint-Maartendijk (1743)
• 
  Town hall with neighbouring houses
• 
  Houses in Sint-Maartensdijk

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 4695BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.