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'''Serooskerke''' is a village in the southwest [[Netherlands]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Schouwen-Duiveland]], [[Zeeland]] about 100&nbsp;km southwest of [[Rotterdam]].
==History==
The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Ecclesia Alardi, and means "(private) church of Lord Alard (person)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/serooskerke |title=Serooskerke - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Serooskerke is a church village which developed on a ridge around a church. It used to be a ''[[heerlijkheid]]'' of the Van Tuyll van Serooskerke family.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu09_01/sten009monu09_01_0088.php |title=Serooskerke |author=Piet van Cruyningen & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 8830 6 |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
The Dutch Reformed church is a single-aisled building. The tower dates from the 15th century. The church burnt down in 1576 and was partially rebuilt using material from the old church. In 1958, it was restored and the leaning tower was straightened.<ref name="monument"/>
Serooskerke was home to 290 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/serooskerke-schouwen |title=Serooskerke (Schouwen) |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 1903, a harbour was constructed for the transportation of [[sugar beet]].<ref name="zalig">{{cite web|url=https://www.zalig-zeeland.com/provinciedelen/schouwen-duiveland/serooskerke |title=Serooskerke |website=Zalig Zeeland |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
Serooskerke was severely damaged during the [[North Sea flood of 1953]],<ref name="monument"/> and 15 people died. The hole in the dike was not big, but started to extend and was 520 metres wide by Augustus 1953. A new ring dike was constructed around the village and the gaps were closed with [[Caisson (engineering)|caisson]]s. The old dike was never restored and the hole is still visible.<ref name="zalig"/>
On 1 January 1961, the municipality of Serooskerke merged with the neighboring municipalities of [[Burgh, Netherlands|Burgh]], [[Haamstede]], [[Noordwelle]], and [[Renesse]] to form the municipality of [[Westenschouwen]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> On Januari 1997 Westenschouwen merged into the newly formed municipality of [[Schouwen-Duiveland]] that is identical in name and area to the island on which Serooskerke is located.
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Serooskerke, molen foto4 2011-07-03 11.48.JPG|Serooskerke, windmill
File:Overzicht - Serooskerke (Schouwen) - 20199181 - RCE.jpg|Houses in Serooskerke
</gallery>
==People from Serooskerke==
* [[Johannes van de Velde Olivier]], printer, publisher and bookseller in [[Zierikzee]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Serooskerke (Schouwen-Duiveland)}}
{{Dutch municipality Schouwen-Duiveland}}
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[[Category:Schouwen-Duiveland]]
[[Category:History of Schouwen-Duiveland]]
[[Category:Populated places in Zeeland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Zeeland]]