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Perkpolder

Coordinates: 51°24′N 4°01′E / 51.400°N 4.017°E / 51.400; 4.017
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Perkpolder
Hamlet
Harbour of Perkpolder
Harbour of Perkpolder
Coat of arms of Perkpolder
Perkpolder is located in Zeeland
Perkpolder
Perkpolder
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Perkpolder is located in Netherlands
Perkpolder
Perkpolder
Perkpolder (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°24′N 4°01′E / 51.400°N 4.017°E / 51.400; 4.017
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityHulst
Area
 • Total2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4588[1]
Dialing code0114

Perkpolder is a hamlet in the southwestern Netherlands, situated in the municipality of Hulst, Zeeland. It is known as a departure point for the ferry Kruiningen-Perkpolder that connected Zuid-Beveland and Zeelandic Flanders.[3]

Polder

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The hamlet is named after the polder in which it is located. This polder was dammed around 1210, and was originally named Noorthofpolder, later this was changed in Paerkpolder or Perkpolder. This polder, which has 166 ha area, has two kilometres of dykes.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4588KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Veerdienst Kruiningen-Perkpolder". PSD Net (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.