Heinkenszand

Heinkenszand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, which has approximately 22,500 inhabitants , and lies about 14 km east of Middelburg.

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Settlement.name: Heinkenszand
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Heinkeszand, Sint Blasiuskerk foto3 2009-09-25 17.14.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Heinkenszand, church: Sint Blasiuskerk
Settlement.image_shield: Heinkenszand wapen.svg
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Settlement.image_map: LocatieBorsele.png
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Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Heinkenszand in the municipality of Borsele. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands

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Heinkenszand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, which has approximately 22,500 inhabitants , and lies about 14 km east of Middelburg.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1351 as Heynekijnssand, and means "sand of Heynekijn (Hendrik)". Heinkenszand is a dike village which is located between the Oosterlandpolder and the Oosterguitepolder.