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Krabbendijke
Krabbendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 6 km southeast of the town of Kruiningen.[1] HistoryThe village was first mentioned in 1187 as Crabbendic. The etymology is unclear. The original village was flooded in 1530 during the Saint Felix Flood.[2] The current village developed after the Nieuw Krabbendijkepolder was created in 1592.[3] The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church with wooden tower. It was built in 1914 to replace its 17th-century predecessor. The church was damaged by war in 1944. The café-restaurant De Koophandel is a 17th-century building with mansard roof. The front dates from 1953. Up to 1662, it was also used as church, and in 1881 a separate room was created for council meetings.[3] Krabbendijke was home to 725 people in 1840.[4] The village was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953.[3] Krabbendijk was an independent municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Reimerswaal.[4] Flora and faunaThe northern lapwing has made Krabbendijke its primary breeding ground in the Netherlands.[5] TransportKrabbendijke has a railway station on the railway line Bergen op Zoom - Vlissingen. The station opened in 1868.[6] Gallery
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