Kruiningen

Kruiningen achieved some notoriety as departure and arrival of the ferry Kruiningen-Perkpolder. In 2003, this ferry closed in connection with the opening of the Westerscheldetunnel.

• Name — Kruiningen • Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Zeeland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Reimerswaal • Elevation M — 0.2 • Area Total Km2 — 14.08 • Population Total — 4,750 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 4416 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0113

The place where Kruiningen was built, was one of the islands that later formed Zuid-Beveland. The area was diked by monks of the abbeys of Ten Duinen and Ter Doest. Kruiningen was hit hard during the Flood of 1953, 62 people died and the entire village came for six months under the influence of the tides. The Johanneskerk was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th century after a fire in the 14th century. In the church is the tomb of Arnoud van Cruningen (deceased in 1561), a gentleman from the Van Kruiningen family. The octagonal mill De Oude Molen was built in 1801.

• Alfred Colpaert (born 1957), university professor in physical geography • Bert-Jan Ruissen, member of the European parliament for the SGP.

• Illustration — Wind mill De Oude Molen • Illustration — House in Kruiningen • Illustration — Town hall • Illustration — Train after the North Sea flood of 1953