- Vogelwaarde
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caption = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vogelwaarde in the municipality of Hulst.Vogelwaarde (coord|51|19|N|3|58|E|type:city(1348)) is a village in the Dutch province of
Zeeland . It is a part of the municipality ofHulst , and lies about 29 km southwest ofBergen op Zoom .In 2001, the village of Vogelwaarde had 1348 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.64 km², and contained 575 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Vogelwaarde", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2180.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]The village was formed in 1970 from the former villages
Boschkapelle andStoppeldijk .Vogelwaarde was a separate municipality from 1936 to 1970, when it was merged with
Hontenisse . [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]In the village you will find one of the few horse-shoe factories in Europe.
Vogelwaarde is infamous for some of its carnival associations such as the
Fucky Duckies andZooitje Ongeregeld .References
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