Sint Jansteen
Village in Zeeland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sint Jansteen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 31 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Sint Jansteen | |
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Village | |
 Sint Jansteen (1967) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Sint Jansteen Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Sint Jansteen Sint Jansteen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′48″N 4°3′4″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Hulst |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,180 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4564[1] |
| Dialing code | 0114 |
History
The village was first mentioned in 1248 as Sancti Ioannis ad Lapidem, and means "stone building dedicated to John the Baptist".[3] The stone building refers to a castle which has been known to exists since 1170, and contained a chapel dedicated to John the Baptist. Sint Jansteen is a road village which was a free heerlijkheid (=not a fief).[4]
Sint Jansteen was completely demolished on the order of Lt General Pieter de la Rocque, in preparation against the French attack on Hulst during the Austrian Succession War in 1747.[5] De la Rocque was later arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for his war crimes in Loevestein Castle.[6]
The St John the Baptist church is a three-aisled church with needle spire which was constructed between 1857 and 1860. The ridge turret was removed in 1996. The former town hall was built in 1790 as a courthouse.[4]
Sint Jansteen was home to 708 people in 1840.[6] Sint Jansteen was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Hulst.[7]
Gallery
Sint Jansteen, church: de Sint Johannes de Doperkerk
References
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