Zonnemaire

• Name — Zonnemaire • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Zeeland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Schouwen-Duiveland • Elevation M — 0.7 • Area Total Km2 — 17.69 • Population Total — 755 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 4316 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0111

Zonnemaire was named after Sonnemare, the water between the former islands of Bommenede and Schouwen. Zonnemarie is a road village which was first mentioned in 985 when it became owned by the Count of Holland. The current village developed after the Zonnemairepolder which was reclaimed in 1401. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with a partially built-in tower. It was constructed in 1867 as a replacement of its 15th-century predecessor. The grist mill De Korenbloem was built in 1872 and was in service until 1961. It was extensively restored between 1991 and 1992; it operates on a voluntary basis. Zonnemaire was home to 442 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Brouwershaven. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.

Zonnemaire is the birthplace of Pieter Zeeman, who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect.

• Illustration — Birth house of Pieter Zeeman • Illustration — Wind mill De Korenbloem • Illustration — Postcard (1900) • Illustration — Houses in Zonnemarie