Stuivekenskerke
Sign in to saveStuivekenskerke is a district of the town of Diksmuide, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Located on the Yser river, until 1970 it was an independent municipality and then merged and became a sub-municipality of Diksmuide. Stuivekenskerke, built in a polder, has an area of 7.34 km2 and had 160 inhabitants in 2007.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Stuivekenskerke
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Stuivekenskerke - Skyline.jpg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7,34
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 1 January 2007
- Settlement.population_total
- 160
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code
- 8600
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Early and medieval history
- Under French rule
- 19th century, the village moves north
- 20th century
- Clay pits
- Places of interest
- Modern administration
- Demographics
- References
- External links
Stuivekenskerke is a district of the town of Diksmuide, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Located on the Yser river, until 1970 it was an independent municipality and then merged and became a sub-municipality of Diksmuide. Stuivekenskerke, built in a polder, has an area of 7.34 km2 and had 160 inhabitants in 2007.
== History == ===Early and medieval history=== In Roman times, the area consisted of mudflats and salt marshes, and already had a human presence. Floods coming in from the North Sea in the 4th century, and gradual flooding of the coastal area, rendered the area unfit for habitation. In 1161, the Norbertines of Vicoigne in Raismes became the owners of a sheepfold on a slightly elevated area surrounded by mudflats and marshes. This settlement would become a monastic domain, ; the area was encircled with dikes and became a fairly important center for sheep farming. Between 10 and 20 monks lived at the monastery, on a site 133 ha in size.