Vogelwaarde


Vogelwaarde is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 29 km southwest of Bergen 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.
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.
The village was formed in 1970 from the former villages Boschkapelle and Stoppeldijk.
Vogelwaarde was a separate municipality from 1936 to 1970, when it was merged with Hontenisse.
The village has one of the few horseshoe factories in Europe.