Battenoord

Battenoord

Battenoord

Hamlet in South Holland, Netherlands

Battenoord is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. It lies near the village of Herkingen, and on the northside of the Grevelingenmeer.

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The hamlet was first mentioned between 1420 and 1421 as Battenoert, and probably means "land (near water) of Batto (person)". It was originally a name of a shoal.[3]

In 1504, the harbour of Nieuwe-Tonge was relocated to Battenoord.[4] The hamlet was severely affected by the North Sea flood of 1953 and in and around Battenoord 55 people lost their lives.

Battenoord is considered part of Nieuwe-Tonge. It has place name signs. Battenoord is the winter home of a group flamingoes between c. October until c. April.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 3244AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Battenoord - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Nieuwe-Tonge" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Battenoord". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.


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