Ellewoutsdijk

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title: "Ellewoutsdijk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-zeeland", "former-municipalities-of-zeeland", "borsele", "populated-coastal-places-in-the-netherlands"] topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellewoutsdijk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Ellewoutsdijk
settlement_type	Village
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	EllesdiekKerke.jpg
image_caption	Ellesdiek Church
image_flag	Ellewoutsdijk vlag.svg
image_shield	Ellewoutsdijk wapen.svg
image_map	LocatieBorsele.png
image_map1	Map NL - Borsele - Ellewoutsdijk.png
map_caption1	The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ellewoutsdijk in the municipality of Borsele.
pushpin_map	Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Zeeland
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Borsele
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	0.9
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6.41
population_footnotes
population_total	375
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	4437
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0113
coordinates
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History

The village was first mentioned in 1216 as Elewoldesdike, which means "dike of Elewold (person)". Ellewoutsdijk developed in the 11th century on a ridge on the former island of Borssele. A creek used to extend to the market square, but has silted up.

A church was known to be located on a terp (artificial hill) since 1216. The medieval church was destroyed in 1944 during World War II. Between 1948 and 1951, the current Dutch Reformed church was built on the foundations of its predecessor. It is an aisleless church with a wide tower.

A castle used to be located to the north of the village, and was home to the Lord of the heerlijkheid Ellewoutsdijk, Driewegen, Everinge en Coudorpe. The ruins of the castle were demolished after 1822. Zorgvlied is an estate built in 1881 on the location of the former castle Ellewoutsdijk as the summer residence of J.C. van Hattum, owner of a dredging company, who had made his fortune during the construction of the Suez Canal. The estate was destroyed in 1944. A modern villa has been built in its place. The park was damaged during the North Sea flood of 1953.

was built between 1835 and 1839 after the independence of Belgium to control the Westerschelde. After the German invasion of the Netherlands, the Germans extended the fort and used it as a prison. After the war, it was used by the Ministry of Defence as an ammunition depot. It had been owned by Natuurmonumenten since 1981 and is publicly accessible.

Ellewoutsdijk was home to 706 people in 1840. In 1927, a railway station was built on the Goes to Hoedekenskerke railway line, but it closed in 1934. In 1944, the village was severely damaged during the Battle of the Scheldt. Ellewoutsdijk used to be an independent municipality until 1970, when it was merged into Borsele.

In 2003, the Westerscheldetunnel opened which is located between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen. It is the longest tunnel in the Netherlands. The nearest exit is 10 km by car from the village.

Gallery

File:FortEllewoutsdijk-SouthEast.JPG|Fort Ellewoutsdijk File:EllewoutsdijkHafen.jpg|Harbour File:EllesdiekWeêle.jpg|View on Ellewoutsdijk File:Westerscheldetunnel - panoramio.jpg|Westerscheldetunnel

References

References

1. "Postcodetool for 4437AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
3. "Ellewoutsdijk - (geografische naam)".
4. Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert. (2003). "Ellewoutsdijk". Waanders.
5. "Fort Ellewoutsdijk".
6. "station Ellewoutsdijk".
7. "Ellewoutsdijk".
8. "Westerscheldetunnel".
9. "Distance Jacobus-Compietweg,4454-Borssele,NLD to Ellewoutsdijk,NLD".

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