Kortgene
Kortgene | |
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Small city | |
Church of Korgene | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kortgene Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Kortgene Kortgene (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′30″N 3°48′0″E / 51.55833°N 3.80000°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Noord-Beveland |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.50 km2 (5.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.9 m (3.0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,910 |
| • Density | 123/km2 (319/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4484 |
| Dialing code | 0113 |
Kortgene is a small city in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, about 15 km northeast of Middelburg. It received city rights in 1431, but was flooded in 1530 and 1532. The new settlement received city rights in 1684.
The town was first mentioned in 1247 as Cortkeen, and means "short creek". Kortgene received city rights in 1431, but disappeared in the floods of 1530 and 1532. In 1670, the area was given Willem Adriaan van Nassau who poldered the land. A village developed after the Stadspolder was enclosed by a dike in 1682. In 1684, the city rights were renewed.