Country Netherlands Local time Friday 3:12 PM Province Zeeland | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 1,847 (1 Jan 2008) Municipality Noord-Beveland | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Kortgene is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 15 km northeast of Middelburg.
Map of Kortgene, Netherlands
Kortgene received city rights in 1431. It was also the name of a municipality containing nearby villages Colijnsplaat and Kats until 1995, when it merged with municipality Wissenkerke into the new municipality of Noord-Beveland.
In 2001, the village of Kortgene had 1188 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.35 km², and contained 561 residences. The statistical area "Kortgene", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2000.
References
Kortgene Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA