Nisse, Netherlands

Nisse
Village
Mary Church
Nisse
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Nisse
Nisse (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°27′19″N 3°51′6″E / 51.45528°N 3.85167°E / 51.45528; 3.85167
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityBorsele
Area
 • Total
9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Elevation0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
615
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4443[1]
Dialing code0113

Nisse is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, which has approximately 22,500 inhabitants[1], and lies about 17 km east of Middelburg.

Nisse was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Borsele.[3]

Nisse is one of seventeen protected city- and village views in Zeeland. There is a 15th-century church with 14th-century tower, containing frescoes and wood carvings. The village square, restored in 1975, has a bandstand, an 18th-century water pump and a vaete - a waterhole formerly used by cattle, now commonly in use as a duck pond.

Nisse's surrounding countryside consists of meadows with hawthorn hedges and welen - a type of open water - and is loved by both hikers and cyclists. Fruit cultivation is the most practiced form of agriculture.

Yearly events include a jumble sale with proceeds going to the local church,[4] the music festival Pastorale au Parvis,[5] the running competition Meidoornloop, and village fête Schaapscheerdersfeest, until the latter's cancellation in 2011[6] and subsequent years.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4443AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. ^ Mariakerk Nisse staat in de steigers Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Frank van Cooten, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 1 november 2012 (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Bezoekers festival Pastorale laten zich niet weerhouden door de regen, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 12 juli 2010 (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Schaapscheerdersfeest in Nisse afgelast, Omroep Zeeland, 6 mei 2011 (in Dutch)