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Clinge

Clinge is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 28 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom. Clinge is located on the Dutch-Belgian border and joins with the Belgian town of De Klinge, in the Belgian municipality of Sint-Gillis-Waas. This border can normally be crossed freely.

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Settlement.name: Clinge
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:De Klinge - Border 1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Welcome to Clinge
Settlement.image_flag: Clinge_vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Clinge wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieHulst.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Hulst - Clinge.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Clinge in the municipality of Hulst. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province

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== History == The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as die clinc, and means hill. Clinge is a linear settlement. The moorland was cultivated in the 13th century and poldered in 1616. In 1830, it was cut off from its Belgian part and became an independent parish in 1875.