Wilhelminadorp

Wilhelminadorp is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Goes.

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Settlement.name: Wilhelminadorp
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Wilhelminadorp-Klappbrücke-2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Drawbridge in Wilhelminadorp
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
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

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Wilhelminadorp is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Goes.

Wilhelminadorp was founded in 1812, when the Wilhelminapolder was diked. Originally the polder was named Lodewijkspolder, after then King of Holland Louis Bonaparte who had given the permit to start work. With the restoration of the House of Orange, the name was changed in 1815. The polder was now named after Wilhelmina of Prussia, wife of William I of the Netherlands.