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{{Infobox settlement
#redirect [[Reimerswaal]
| name = Kruiningen
| settlement_type = Village
| image_shield = Kruiningen wapen.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Kruiningen.svg
| image_skyline = Johanneskerk (Kruiningen) (7).JPG
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Tower of the Johanneskerk of Kruiningen
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[Zeeland (province)|Zeeland]]
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = [[Reimerswaal (municipality)|Reimerswaal]]
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4416AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 20 April 2022 }}</ref>
| elevation_m = 0.2
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_max_m =
| area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/>
| area_total_km2 = 14.08
| established_title =
| established_date =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=20 April 2022}}</ref>
| population_total = 4,750
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]]
| postal_code = 4416<ref name="stat"/>
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]]
| area_code = 0113
| coordinates = {{coord|51|26|53|N|4|2|3|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Kruiningen''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Zeeland]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Reimerswaal (municipality)|Reimerswaal]], about 5&nbsp;km south of the village of [[Yerseke]].<ref name='ANWB'>''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.</ref>

Kruiningen has a station on the railway line [[Bergen op Zoom]] - [[Vlissingen]].
Kruiningen achieved some notoriety as departure and arrival of the ferry Kruiningen-[[Perkpolder]]. In 2003, this ferry closed in connection with the opening of the [[Westerscheldetunnel]].

==History==
The place where Kruiningen was built, was one of the [[island]]s that later formed [[Zuid-Beveland]]. The area was diked by monks of the [[abbey]]s of Ten Duinen and Ter Doest. Kruiningen was hit hard during the [[Flood of 1953]], 62 people died and the entire village came for six months under the influence of the tides. The Johanneskerk was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th century after a fire in the 14th century. In the [[church (building)|church]] is the tomb of Arnoud van Cruningen (deceased in 1561), a gentleman from the Van Kruiningen family. The octagonal mill [[Oude molen (Kruiningen)|De Oude Molen]] was built in 1801.

==Notable people==
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* [[Alfred Colpaert]] (born 1957), university professor in physical geography
* [[Bert-Jan Ruissen]], member of the European parliament for the SGP.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Kruiningen - de Oude Molen.jpg|Wind mill De Oude Molen
File:4416 Kruiningen, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg|House in Kruiningen
File:Kruiningen, het bouwraadhuis foto9 2012-05-17 12.16.JPG|Town hall
File:Rampgebieden NS laat trein lopen van Oostdijk naar Kruiningen, Bestanddeelnr 905-7742.jpg|Train after the [[North Sea flood of 1953]]
</gallery>

==References==
{{Commons category}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Dutch municipality Reimerswaal}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places in Zeeland]]
[[Category:Reimerswaal (municipality)]]


{{Zeeland-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 01:41, 8 July 2024

Kruiningen
Village
Tower of the Johanneskerk of Kruiningen
Tower of the Johanneskerk of Kruiningen
Flag of Kruiningen
Flag
Coat of arms of Kruiningen
Coat of arms
Kruiningen is located in Zeeland
Kruiningen
Kruiningen
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Kruiningen is located in Netherlands
Kruiningen
Kruiningen
Kruiningen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 4°2′3″E / 51.44806°N 4.03417°E / 51.44806; 4.03417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityReimerswaal
Area
[1]
 • Total14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,750
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4416[1]
Dialing code0113

Kruiningen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 5 km south of the village of Yerseke.[3]

Kruiningen has a station on the railway line Bergen op Zoom - Vlissingen. Kruiningen achieved some notoriety as departure and arrival of the ferry Kruiningen-Perkpolder. In 2003, this ferry closed in connection with the opening of the Westerscheldetunnel.

History

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The place where Kruiningen was built, was one of the islands that later formed Zuid-Beveland. The area was diked by monks of the abbeys of Ten Duinen and Ter Doest. Kruiningen was hit hard during the Flood of 1953, 62 people died and the entire village came for six months under the influence of the tides. The Johanneskerk was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th century after a fire in the 14th century. In the church is the tomb of Arnoud van Cruningen (deceased in 1561), a gentleman from the Van Kruiningen family. The octagonal mill De Oude Molen was built in 1801.

Notable people

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kruiningen.
  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4416AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.


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