Lewedorp | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Borsele - Lewedorp.png |
Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lewedorp 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: | 1.5 |
Area Total Km2: | 14.72 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,735 |
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: | 4456 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0113 |
Coordinates: | 51.4953°N 3.7492°W |
Lewedorp is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 9 km east of Middelburg.
The village was first mentioned in 1913 as Noordkraaijert. It was renamed on 13 August 1929 and refers to Unico Evert Lewe van Neijenstein, the mayor of 's-Heer Arendskerke between 1892 until 1933.[3] The village used to be located near the ferry to Zuid-Beveland and Walcheren which operated from 1755 until 1872.
The Catholic St Eligius Church was built in 1929 and designed by . Lewedorp used to be part of 's-Heer Arendskerke until 1970 when it was merged into Borsele.[4]