Bath, Netherlands

Bath
Village
View on Bath
View on Bath
Coat of arms of Bath
Coat of arms
Bath is located in Zeeland
Bath
Bath
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Bath is located in Netherlands
Bath
Bath
Bath (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°24′11″N 4°12′34″E / 51.40306°N 4.20944°E / 51.40306; 4.20944
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityReimerswaal
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
85
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4411[1]
Dialing code0113

Bath is a small village and a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland, lying on the north shore of the Western Scheldt. It is now located in the municipality of Reimerswaal, about 10 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1325 as "insula de Boestenbare dicta". The current name refers to the Bad Creek (compare: bath).[3][4]

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[5] the former village of Bath was hit by floods several times in the 16th century: in 1530, 1532, 1536 and 1539. After these floods, only the church tower of the village was left, but it too had disappeared by the 19th century. In 1773, a part of the area was reclaimed from the sea again, and a fort, Fort Bath, was built in 1785 to protect the ships who collected the toll for passing ships. A small hamlet was built inside the fort; this became the new village of Bath. The structure contained a square fort with three bastions surrounded by a moat. In 1809, it was destroyed by the English, and rebuilt between 1830 and 1834. In 1867, it was deemed obsolete.[6]

Bath was home to 299 people in 1840.[4] In 1950, a little church was built by the Free Evangelical Congregation. The village was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953.[6]

Bath was a separate municipality until 1878 (called "Fort Bath" until 1816), when it became a part of the municipality of Rilland-Bath.[7]

Transportation

In 1872, the Rilland-Bath railway station was built on the Roosendaal to Vlissingen railway line.[8]

  • The ruins of the church towers in the 1630s
    The ruins of the church towers in the 1630s
  • The Schelde as seen from Bath
    The Schelde as seen from Bath
  • Former arsenal
    Former arsenal
  • Little church and military buildings
    Little church and military buildings

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4411AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bath - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Bath". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840, p. 176. "Bath".
  6. ^ a b Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Rilland (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-8830-6. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  8. ^ "station Rilland- Bath". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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