Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,138 (1 Jan 2010) | Local time Tuesday 7:49 PM | |
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Vogelwaarde is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 29 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.
Map of Vogelwaarde, Netherlands
In 2001, the village of Vogelwaarde had 1348 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.64 km², and contained 575 residences. The statistical area "Vogelwaarde", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2180.
The village was formed in 1970 from the former villages Boschkapelle and Stoppeldijk.
Vogelwaarde was a separate municipality from 1936 to 1970, when it was merged with Hontenisse.
The village has one of the few horseshoe factories in Europe.
References
Vogelwaarde Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA