Ossenisse is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 24 km west of Bergen op Zoom.
Ossenisse | |
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Village | |
 View of Ossenisse with a faint rainbow | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ossenisse Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Ossenisse Ossenisse (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′18″N 3°58′40″E / 51.38833°N 3.97778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Hulst |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.7 m (2.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 310 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4589[1] |
| Dialing code | 0114 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1164 as Osnesse, and is a combination of headland and oxes (cattle).[3] Ossenisse is road village which developed on salt marsh. In 1183, it was a possession of the monastery of Coesvoorde. In 1196, the ownership was transferred to the Cistercian monastery Ten Duinen. In 1225, the village was lost in a flood. In 1610, a dike was built around the area.[4]
The Catholic St Willibrordus Church is a three-aisled cruciform church which was built between 1914 and 1915.[4] In 2004, the church was converted into residential homes.[5]
Ossenisse was home to 782 people in 1840.[5] The village was a separate municipality until 1936, when it was merged with Vogelwaarde.[6] The dike broke during the North Sea flood of 1953 and the village was flooded.[7] In 2003, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.[5] There used to be a ferry between Kruiningen and Perkpolder. In 2003, the Westerscheldetunnel was opened and the ferry ceased.[8] The village has become isolated due to the termination of the ferry.[5]
Gallery
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St Willibrordus Church
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4589KN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Ossenisse - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Ossenisse (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Ossenisse". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "1953 - De Waternoodsramp". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Veerdienst Kruiningen-Perkpolder". PSD Net (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.