Hoedekenskerke

Hoedekenskerke is a village of the municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland Borsele with about 740 inhabitants ( 2005), which is right on the Westerschelde.

At the Molenstraat the former grain mill Koutermolen is from 1874, to 1964 in the professionally milled flour. In the former ferry pier is still the jetty for the ferry to Terneuzen, it has ceased operations in 1972. He slowly silted up and is run only by small yachts and sport fishing boats. Be found at the Kerkstraat the late Gothic St. Joriskerk from the first half of the 15th century.

Since the 1930s Hoedekenskerke is connected to a railway line that " Ringlijn " ( ring line) Goes - Borsele - Hoedekenskerke - Goes to the SZB, which is mainly used during the holiday season brisk.

Although the coat of arms of Hoedekenskerke shows three melons, has the name of the village nothing with hats ( Dutch for hat: hoed ) to do, but rather comes from an army Odekijn, a gentleman of the village donated a church in the 15th century. In the 19th century it was demolished; only the choir was obtained, where there is still an interesting indication of the time history is: The grave stone of Pastor January Lanaerts from Bakendorp, who died on April 28, 1518, is one of the few references to the 1530 in a storm surge submerged Bakendorp.