Melissant
Village in South Holland, Netherlands
51°46′5″N 4°4′34″E / 51.76806°N 4.07611°E / 51.76806; 4.07611 (2021)[1]
3248[1]
Melissant is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located on the island Goeree-Overflakkee, in the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1484 as melissant, and means "sand (shoal) of Melis (person)".[3] Melissant developed after the Oud-Melissant polder was enclosed by a dike in 1480.[4]
The Restored Reformed Church is an aisleless church built between 1862 and 1863 in neoclassic style.[4] It was originally a Dutch Reformed Church, but in 2004, during the merger into the Protestant church, the church was given to the Restored Reformed Church for 50 years in emphyteusis.[5] The Catholic St Joseph Chapel was built in 1900 in Gothic Revival style.[4] It was a bequest of Diert van Melissant to build a church, however the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam decided to build a chapel instead, due to the modest number of Catholics in the area.[5]
Melissant was home to 664 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality from 1817 until 1966, when it became part of Dirksland.[6] Subsequently, Dirksland became part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee in 2013.[5]
Gallery
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Farm in Melissant
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3248AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Melissant - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Melissant" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Melissant". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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