Baalhoek
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baalhoek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland.[1] It is located in the municipality of Hulst, about 5 km east of Kloosterzande on the dyke of the Westerschelde.[2]
The name of the hamlet refers to an old pier to the north, "Ten Ballen", used by a ferry. When the village of Hontenisse disappeared in a flood in 1509, this pier and some of the remaining dykes formed a corner ("hoek"), named "Ballenhouck". The pier disappeared into the Westerschelde around 1600, but the name remained.[3]
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, Baalhoek (or "Balhoek") was the only settlement in the Kruispolder, a polder that was reclaimed from the sea in 1616. In the middle of the 19th century, it consisted of 19 houses, and had a population of more than 70. All of the houses of the hamlet were located on or near the sea dyke. There was a little harbour here.[4] Around the harbour, a new hamlet Kruispolderhaven arose.
Nowadays, the hamlet is the smallest of the three hamlets in the Kruispolder, including Kruisdorp and Kruispolderhaven. Together, these three settlements are also named "Kruispolder".
[edit] References
- ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ Municipality of Hulst, Gemeentelijk voorlichtingsblad 5 nr. 3, June 2007. http://www.gemhulst.nl/mdcms/showdetails.php?contentid=982
- ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840, p. 3. "Baalhoek".
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||
 |
This Zeeland location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
