Sint Jansteen
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| Coordinates: 51°15′48″N 4°3′4″E / 51.26333°N 4.05111°ECoordinates: 51°15′48″N 4°3′4″E / 51.26333°N 4.05111°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Zeeland | ||
| Municipality | Hulst | ||
| Population (1 January 2010) | |||
| • Total | 3,178 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
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Sint Jansteen is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 31 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Sint Jansteen was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Hulst.[1]
In 2001, the town of Sint Jansteen had 2959 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.93 km², and contained 1234 residences.[2] The statistical area "Sint Jansteen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3310.[3]
Sint Jansteen was completely demolished on the order of Lt General Pieter de La Rocque, in preparation against the French attack on Hulst during the Austrian Succession War in 1747.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
- ^ http://www.lowensteyn.com/Samuel_Holland/hulst.html
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Sint Jansteen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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