Heinkenszand

Heinkenszand
Town

Heinkenszand, church: Sint Blasiuskerk

Coat of arms

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Heinkenszand in the municipality of Borsele.
Coordinates: 51°28′23″N 3°48′52″E / 51.47306°N 3.81444°E / 51.47306; 3.81444Coordinates: 51°28′23″N 3°48′52″E / 51.47306°N 3.81444°E / 51.47306; 3.81444
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Borsele
Population (1 January 2010)
 • Total 5,500
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Heinkenszand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 14 km east of Middelburg.

Heinkenszand was a separate municipality until 1970.[1]

In 2001, the town of Heinkenszand had 4164 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.1 km², and contained 1660 residences.[2] The statistical area "Heinkenszand", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5090.[3]

Tourism

Heinkenszand has steadily been increasing its importance as a tourism destination with holiday park "Stelleplas" and a traditional wooden shoe factory and museum.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived 2006-03-19 at the Wayback Machine.. (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. ↑ Klompenmakerij Traas
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