Country Netherlands Province Zeeland Local time Wednesday 8:19 PM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 3,178 (1 Jan 2010) Municipality Hulst | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 61% Humidity | ||
Sint Jansteen is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 31 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Map of Sint Jansteen, Netherlands
Sint Jansteen was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Hulst.
In 2001, the town of Sint Jansteen had 2959 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.93 km², and contained 1234 residences. The statistical area "Sint Jansteen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3310.
Sint Jansteen was completely demolished on the order of Lt General Pieter de La Rocque, in preparation against the French attack on Hulst during the Austrian Succession War in 1747.
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