Zoutelande

Zoutelande is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland and is one of the group consisting of a total of 13 villages municipality of Veere. Zoutelande has 1517 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2009) and consists of the nucleus and the hamlets Boudewijnskerke, Sint Janskerke, Snabbeldorp and Werendijke. Until June 30, 1966 Zoutelande was an independent municipality.

Tourism is the main source of income for today's Zoutelande. Zoutelande is therefore called together with the beaches of Dishoek and West Chapel, the Zeeland Riviera and, with his South Beach to the most visited resorts on the Zeeland coast. Whole streets are rented annually to the incoming visitors. Even the farms participate through mini camp sites, ie the so-called Camping on the farm, at the tourism industry. As a special attraction ring riding tournaments are held in the summer.

Zoutelande is the goal of the first weekend of the annual in October Zeeland Coast Marathon, which starts in Burgh -Haamstede.

Just like Domburg also Zoutelande late 19th and early 20th century, was very popular among Dutch painters, the Zeeland light is often praised. The incidence of light on water colors the sky appear more brilliant than elsewhere.

Monuments

Stands on a free round the village square which was built around 1270 (originally Catholic ) Nederlands Hervormde Kerk Catharinakerk of a tower, which still has fragments of brick Gothic architecture of the late 13th century. The nave was built in the 14th century. In 1735, a comprehensive reconstruction of the church took place that got its today form, with the exception of the mounted only after the second world war Konsitorialzimmers. In 2011, the church was thoroughly restored and refurbished. The Protestant church Zoutelande is radically Aryan associated with the name Saint Willibrord. In the summer months, guided tours of the Catherinakerk offered.

The original Willibrordusquelle ( Dutch: Willibrordusbron, - put) is lost during installation of the new seawall. The fountain, which should be dug by Willibrord, came from the 16th century, says the tradition, and had medicated water supplied. By rinsing off the coast of the fountain finally disappeared in the sea. Some times dug a new well, but these disappeared later by extension of the dike. As a reminder you set in the 1980s on the dike on a replica.

In Molenweg is a native of the 1722 windmill, which was used as a grain mill and was milled in up to December 1970 by means of wind energy crops. The mill consists of a stone tower with rotating cap and has a wheel cross with a wingspan of 21.66 meters, which is regularly put into operation.

As part of the Atlantic Wall can be found in the area numerous bunkers remains from the Second World War. The open only in the summer months Zoutelander Bunker Museum allows you to see two of the German armed forces built bunkers in the dunes. This is a double group shelter and to an observation post.

Places and spaces

Zoutelande has two churches, several restaurants and shops, a campsite and a bungalow and cottage Park ( Het Kustlicht ). Access to the beach is possible to protect the dunes on specially marked paths that cross all 200-300 meters of the dike and are expanded only partially wheelchair accessible. On the beach are many restaurants and bars that were built to protect against storm surges on stilts. There are also on the western edge of the village football pitch ( 2 grass fields) and a tennis court and southwest of the holiday home parks Het Kustlicht one designed by the Belgian golf course architect Bruno Steensels 9- hole golf course.

Roads and infrastructure

Through traffic bypasses the pedestrianized town center with its small cobbled streets away on the Provinciale 288 This runs through Zoutelande and connects the city with West Chapel in the northwest and in the southeast of Vlissingen, where connection to the Dutch A 58 exists.

Strengthen coastal protection in 2009

In the period from March to October 2009, the existing coastal protection has been extended and amplified to a length of 1.1 kilometers. For this part of the dunes was excavated and later replaced by an improved reinforcing and attachment of the dike to the dunes on both sides of the existing dike initially. In the central part of the dyke, the old stone cladding was removed and replaced by a new stone layer. The extending on the dike road, and the wide concrete path on the lake side received a blacktop. The part located between the paths of the dike was given a new stone cladding.

Gallery

Grain mill

The entrance to the Bunker Museum in summer 2004

Dike and beach

Shopping street

Extension of coastal protection in 2009

Extension of coastal protection in 2009. In the background the Kustlicht

Seen sunrise with mist from the beach

Sunset on the promenade of Zoutelande