Kloosterzande

History

The village was first mentioned in 1170 "terra que Sand et Grotha appellatur", and is a combination of sand and monastery. Sand refers to former island Werpelant, and monastery refers to an outpost of the Cistercian monastery Ter Duinen. The outpost was named Hof te Zande. In 1520 the chapel of monastery became the parish church. In 1577, the outpost was destroyed by the Geuzen. The area became part of the crown lands of the House of Orange in 1646. The church still contains elements of the 1250 chapel church. The choir was rebuilt between 1609 and 1614. In 1648, it became Dutch Reformed. The church was restored between 1922 and 1924. The Catholic St Martinus Church was built in 1871, and has a needle spire. In 1840, Kloosterzande was home to 226 people, and neighbouring Groenendijk was home to 573 people. During the 20th century, it formed a single urban area with the village of and annexed Groenedijk. Kloosterzande was the capital of the municipality of Hontenisse. In 2002, it was merged into the municipality of Hulst.

Most-observed species

• Dogwood

  Cornus sanguinea L. · Magnoliopsida
  14,084
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,376
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,150
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11,659
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11,610
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11,284
• Yellow-legged hornet

  Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
  10,514
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,441

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2008-12-20
  1 km WSW of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
• M 2.8 — 2008-09-12
  1 km NNW of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
• M 2.7 — 2008-08-09
  1 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-09
  0 km NW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 2.5 — 2008-08-08
  1 km SSW of Ottignies, Belgium
• M 3.8 — 2008-07-13
  0 km ESE of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium