Sint Jansteen

Sint Jansteen
Town

Coat of arms

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint Jansteen in the municipality of Hulst.
Coordinates: 51°15′48″N 4°3′4″E / 51.26333°N 4.05111°ECoordinates: 51°15′48″N 4°3′4″E / 51.26333°N 4.05111°E
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Hulst
Population (1 January 2010)
 • Total 3,178
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Sint Jansteen, church: de Sint Johannes de Doperkerk

Sint Jansteen is a town 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 was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Hulst.[1]

In 2001, the town of Sint Jansteen had 2959 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.93 km², and contained 1234 residences.[2] The statistical area "Sint Jansteen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3310.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  4. ↑ http://www.lowensteyn.com/Samuel_Holland/hulst.html


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