Brigdamme

Brigdamme is a former hamlet and municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was a separate municipality until it merged into Sint Laurens in 1816. The hamlet was located south of the village of Sint Laurens, on the road to Middelburg.

Brigdamme
Coordinates: 51°30′58″N 3°36′19″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityMiddelburg
Population
 (2007)
580
A house in Brigdamme

The hamlet is no longer named on the newest topographical map of the area,.[1]

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[2] there was an ancient chapel in Brigdamme, dedicated to Saint Brigitta. It was replaced around 1245 by a large church, which was later demolished.

References

  1. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840.


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