Biezelinge

Biezelinge
Biezelinge
	Village
	Coordinates: 51°29′N 3°58′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Kapelle
Population (1 January, 2009)
• Total	1,605
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Biezelinge is a village in the Dutch municipality of Kapelle (province of Zeeland). On January 1, 2009, it had 1605 inhabitants.

The village is separated from Kapelle by a railroad. The two villages share a train station.

Previously the village had a port, which was connected with the Western Scheldt. In 1717, this silted up, and has since been transformed into a market.

A monastery named "Jerusalem" once stood on a rise east of Biezelinge. The foundations have been examined, but are no longer intact. The place has been used for agriculture for generations by the family De Roo.

Transport

Railway station: Kapelle-Biezelinge.

Passenger railway Vlissingen to Roosendaal (part of line 11), with stations (grouped by municipality, bolded), and official station abbreviations:

Vlissingen (vs)
Vlissingen Souburg (vss)

Middelburg (mdb)
Arnemuiden (arn)

Goes (gs)

Kapelle-Biezelinge (bzl)

Kruiningen-Yerseke (krg) (mun. Reimerswaal)
Krabbendijke (kbd)
Rilland-Bath (rb)

Bergen op Zoom (bgn)

Roosendaal (rsd)

People from Biezelinge

Jan Peter Balkenende (May 7, 1956), Dutch Prime Minister

Images

Biezelinge old 'Nieuwe kerk' (New church)
Former location of the port
Equipment at the marketplace
Kapelle-Biezelinge train station

External links

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