Grijpskerke

Grijpskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere and lies about 6 km northwest of Middelburg.

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Settlement.name: Grijpskerke
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:'t Munnikenhof.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Summer residence 't Munnikenhof
Settlement.image_shield: Wapen-Grijpskerke.jpg
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Settlement.image_map: LocatieVeere.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Veere - Grijpskerke.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Grijpskerke in the municipality of Veere. -->
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Grijpskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere and lies about 6 km northwest of Middelburg.

== History == The village was first mentioned between 1181 and 1210 as Gripeskirca, and means "(private) church of Gripe (person)". Grijpskerke is a circular church village. In 1344, a guest house was founded by the Middelburg Abbey.