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Scharendijke

Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis.

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Settlement.name: Scharendijke
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Overzicht westgevel met klokkentoren voormalige kerk Scharendijke, 2018-08-02 6395.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Former church of Scharendijke
Settlement.image_flag: Scharendijke vlag.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieSchouwen-Duiveland.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Schouwen-Duiveland - Scharendijke.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Scharendijke in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland. -->
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
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zeeland

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Scharendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis.

The village was first mentioned in 1487 as Schaerdendijke, and is a combination of dike and trench. Scharendijke is a dike village. It was originally a little hamlet. Between 1901 and 1902, a harbour was built and it developed into a little village around the harbour.