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Othene | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Interactive map of Othene | |
  Othene Location within Zeeland | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′50″N 3°51′50″E / 51.33056°N 3.86389°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Terneuzen |
| Locality | Terneuzen |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 4,625 |
| • Density | 3,130/km2 (8,090/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 4533 |
Othene is a neighbourhood of Terneuzen and a former village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the eastern part of Terneuzen, across the Otheense Kreek, a channel, and it also borders the Western Scheldt estuary.[1][2] As of 2026, Othene had a population of 4,625 and a surface area of 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi).[3]
Originally a village, the first known mention of Othene is from 1160. It was lost to the sea in 1214, and it was subsequently rebuilt to the south.[1] During the Eighty Years' War, it suffered heavy damage from attacks by German soldiers fighting for the Spanish, and Othene was lost to intentional military inundations in 1584 and 1586.[1][4][5] The Otheense Kreek, on the bottom of which the village found itself, remained after new levees were erected. The village was moved once again to the north, and it became a hamlet that was part of Zaamslag. Othene later became part of Terneuzen, when the city expanded across the Otheense Kreek.[1][4] The first three homes of the project that was intended to result in 2,700 homes were completed in October 1996.[6] The northern part of the new neighbourhood was built first, followed by the south, together surrounding the former hamlet, referred to as Noten.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Stulp, Bert (May 2011). Verdwenen dorpen in Nederland [Lost villages in the Netherlands] (in Dutch). Vol. 5: Zeeland. Alkmaar: Falstraff Media. pp. 280–281. ISBN 978-94-6129-045-8.
- 1 2 "Kernen, dorpen en wijken" [Towns, villages and neighbourhoods]. Municipality of Terneuzen (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2026" [Key figures districts and neighbourhoods 2026]. StatLine (in Dutch). Statistics Netherlands. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Othene". Zeeland Archives (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ Trimpe Burger, J.A. (2014). "Othene". Encyclopedia of Zeeland (in Dutch). ZB Library of Zeeland. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ Bareman, Wout; Deij, Frank; Oggel, Peter (December 2002). Terneuzen: Van herindeling tot herindeling | 1970–2003 [Terneuzen: From one reorganisation to the next | 1970–2003] (in Dutch). Municipality of Terneuzen. p. 127. ISBN 90-9016421-9.
