Renesse
Renesse is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 28 km west of Hellevoetsluis.
Renesse | |
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Village | |
Coat of arms | |
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Renesse in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland. | |
Coordinates: 51°43′56″N 3°46′23″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zeeland |
Municipality | Schouwen-Duiveland |
Population (2-1-2008) | |
• Total | 1,583 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Renesse is a popular tourist resort with zero-fare bus services in the area (in summer only).
Renesse was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Westerschouwen.[1]
In 2001, the village of Renesse had 1137 inhabitants. The built-up area of the towvillagen was 0.78 km², and contained 687 residences.[2] The statistical area "Renesse", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1510.[3]
Van Renesse Family
- John III, Lord of Renesse
- Castle of Renesse, which is not here, but in Belgium
- René de Renesse, 1st Count of Warfusée
gollark: The best you can do for BIOS-destroying is just crashing its coroutine manager and running a different one.
gollark: ... wow.
gollark: Though admittedly not well. The sandbox is *slightly* broken in areas and may contain gravel.
gollark: PotatOS "works" much "better" than "that".
gollark: That sounds really "secure".
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- 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.
External links
- Renesse Official Website
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Renesse". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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