Sint Jansteen

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
Town
Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint Jansteen in the municipality of Hulst.
Coordinates: 51°15′48″N 4°3′4″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityHulst
Population
 (1 January 2010)
  Total3,178
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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]

Sint Jansteen, church: de Sint Johannes de Doperkerk

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
  4. http://www.lowensteyn.com/Samuel_Holland/hulst.html
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