Description
Voorstraat villages originated from the 15th to the 18th century in the Newland areas. They were usually already indicated in the plan for dikes. Only the larger polders were given a village. This type of village has as its central element a wide main street, ‘the front street’. This is perpendicular to the sea dike and connects the harbor (quay) with the church. The main street is built on both sides and several back streets have been built parallel to it; Cross streets connect them to the front street. A center is often lacking. The front street village is one of the oldest village types in the Nieuwlandpolders. The type has mainly non-agricultural buildings, because the farms were built from the start scattered in the polder. Voorstraatdorpen are relatively present on Noord-Beveland and further on Tholen, Sint Philipsland, Schouwen-Duiveland, Walcheren and in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen. A subtype within this category is the ring-front street village. In it, the front street on the polder side is closed with a church ring, initially round, later rectangular. In some cases, there used to be a moat around the cemetery. A harbour square at the other end of the front street can form the spatial counterpart of the church with the cemetery. The church usually occupies a much less central place than in the older ring villages. The ring-front street village is a planned set-up, which was often already recorded when the polder was subdivided. Schouwen-Duiveland: Bruinisse Walcheren: Nieuw- en Sint-Joosland, Westkapelle Noord- en Zuid-Beveland: Colijnsplaat, Geersdijk, Kamperland, Kats, Kortgene, ’s-Gravenpolder, ’s-Heer-Arendskerke, Wissenkerke, Wolfaartsdijk. Tholen: Scherpenisse, Sint Annaland, Stavenisse Sint Philipsland: Sint Philipsland Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: Emmadorp, Hoofdplaat, Zeedorp, Walsoorden
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Tags
- nederzettingstypen
- dorpstypen
- bedijking
- cultuurhistorie
- gebouwd-erfgoed