Kortgene

Kortgene
—  Village  —

Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kortgene in the municipality of Noord-Beveland.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Noord-Beveland
Population (1 January 2008)
 • Total 1,847
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Kortgene is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 15 km northeast of Middelburg.

Kortgene received city rights in 1431. It was also the name of a municipality containing nearby villages Colijnsplaat and Kats until 1995, when it merged with municipality Wissenkerke into the new municipality of Noord-Beveland.[1]

In 2001, the village of Kortgene had 1188 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.35 km², and contained 561 residences.[2] The statistical area "Kortgene", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2000.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [2]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [3]. As of 1 January 2005.

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