Lamswaarde is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst and lies about 23 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Lamswaarde | |
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Village | |
 Former school in Lanswaarde | |
  Lamswaarde Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Lamswaarde Lamswaarde (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′33″N 4°3′21″E / 51.34250°N 4.05583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Hulst |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 565 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4586[1] |
| Dialing code | 0114 |
The village was first mentioned around 1260 as Lamswerd, and means "land on water belonging to Lam(bert)".[3] Lamswaarde is a road village which developed in the 13th century near the outpost of the Cistercian monastery Baudeloo.[4] The outpost was destroyed in the late 16th century during the Eighty Years' War.[5] The village was flooded in 1578. 1615, a new dike was constructed around the Oostvogel and the land was poldered.[4]
The Catholic St Cornelius was built between 1871 and 1873 to replace the barn church of 1686. It is a three-aisled basilica-like church. The Theresiagesticht was an orphanage constructed between 1925 and 1926. A matching girl's school has built next to the orphanage.[4]
Lamswaarde was home to 405 people in 1840. The village used to be part of the municipality of Hontenisse. In 2002, it became part of the municipality of Hulst.[5]
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St Cornelius Church
Farm in Lamswaarde
Farm in Lamswaarde
House in Lamswaarde
