| 's-Heerenhoek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Borsele - 's-Heerenhoek.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of 's-Heerenhoek 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: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.09 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,975 |
| 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: | 4453 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0113 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4533°N 3.7694°W |
s-Heerenhoek is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 12 km east of Middelburg.
The village was first mentioned around 1750 as 'S Heerenhoek, and "means corner of the lord". It is located in the north-eastern corner of the Borsselepolder which was poldered in 1616. The lords refers to the lord of Schenge Castle in 's-Heer-Arendskerke.[3] 's-Heerenhoek developed after 1616 in a grid structure. In 1669, the village was devastated by fire and a new church was built in 1672.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church from 1672 was moved to Netherlands Open Air Museum in Arnhem between 1987 and 1988.[4] The village developed into a Catholic area from the 1760s onwards. The Catholic St Willibrordus Church was built between 1873 and 1874 in Gothic Revival style and has a tall tower.[4]
's-Heerenhoek was home to 772 people in 1840.[5] The municipal council used to meet in the local inn. In 1881, it was outlawed to hold meetings in a locality which served alcohol. The problem was solved by separating a part of the inn and building its own front door. In 1892, a town hall was built.[5]
's-Heerenhoek was a separate municipality until 1970 when it was merged into Borsele.