Vogelwaarde

History

The village was first mention in 1936 as Vogelwaarde, and is a combination of "land on water" and the stream Vogel. The village was formed in 1970 from the former villages Boschkapelle and Stoppeldijk. Both villages were located in the Stoppeldijkpolder. In 1645, the Boschkapelle, a chapel, was built which became a site of pilgrimage for the Martyrs of Gorkum in 1761. The St Gerulphus is a three-aisled church with needle spire which was constructed between 1860 and 1861. The church burnt down in 1869, and was rebuilt and enlarged the next year. The St Paul and Peter Church was built between 1875 and 1876, and used to be located in Boschkapelle. In 2003, it became part of the municipality of Hulst. The village has one of the few horseshoe factories in Europe. It was founded in 1906.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,186
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14,893
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,606
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  13,785
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13,641
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13,372
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  13,353
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  12,897

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