Nisse, Netherlands

Nisse is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Borsele, and lies about 17 km east of Middelburg.

Nisse
Village
Mary Church
Mary Church
Coat of arms of Nisse
Coat of arms
Nisse is located in Zeeland
Nisse
Nisse
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Nisse is located in Netherlands
Nisse
Nisse
Nisse (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°27′19″N 3°51′6″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityBorsele
Area
[1]
 • Total9.98 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total615
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4443[1]
Dialing code0113

Nisse was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Borsele.[3]

Nisse is one of seventeen protected city- and village views in Zeeland. There is a 15th-century church with 14th century tower, containing frescoes and wood carvings. The village square, restored in 1975, has a bandstand, an 18th-century water pump and a vaete - a waterhole formerly used by cattle, now commonly in use as a duck pond.

Nisse's surrounding countryside consists of meadows with hawthorn hedges and welen - a type of open water - and is loved by both hikers and cyclists. Fruit cultivation is the most practiced form of agriculture.

Yearly events include a jumble sale with proceeds going to the local church,[4] the music festival Pastorale au Parvis,[5] the running competition Meidoornloop, and village fête Schaapscheerdersfeest, until the latter's cancellation in 2011[6] and subsequent years.

  • Farm in Nisse
    Farm in Nisse
  • Former railway station
    Former railway station
  • Street view (1964)
    Street view (1964)

References
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  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 4443AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. Mariakerk Nisse staat in de steigers Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Frank van Cooten, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 1 november 2012 (in Dutch)
  5. Bezoekers festival Pastorale laten zich niet weerhouden door de regen, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 12 juli 2010 (in Dutch)
  6. Schaapscheerdersfeest in Nisse afgelast, Omroep Zeeland, 6 mei 2011 (in Dutch)
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