Klein-Sinaai

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Klein-Sinaai
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Klein-Sinaai
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°10′49″N3°59′16″E / 51.1802°N 3.9879°E / 51.1802; 3.9879 Coordinates: 51°10′49″N3°59′16″E / 51.1802°N 3.9879°E / 51.1802; 3.9879
Country Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Province East Flanders
Municipality Stekene
Area
[1]
  Total4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total1,381
  Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone CET

Klein-Sinaai is a village near the Dutch border in the Belgian municipality of Stekene in the province of East Flanders. Until 1977 it was a part of the municipality of Sinaai. [2]

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In Klein-Sinaai are the remains of Abbey of Boudelo  [ nl ] (also known as Boudeloo Abbey), formerly a monastery of the Cistercians. The abbey was founded in 1197 when Boudewijn of Boekel, a monk from St. Peter's Abbey in Ghent, settled in Klein-Sinaai as a hermit. In the early 13th century the abbey was recognised by the Bishop of Doornik. In 1578 the abbey was destroyed by Calvinists from Ghent, but was rebuilt a few years later, within the walls of Ghent itself. [2]

The museum of cultural history in Sint-Niklaas exhibits several archaeological finds from Boudelo Abbey.

In 1877, a railway station opened on the Sint-Gillis-Waas to Zelzate railway. The line closed for passengers in 1952 and the track was removed in 1974. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 46024C". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Klein-Sinaai". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. "L. 77 : Sint-Gillis-Waas - Zelzate". Belgische Spoorlijnen (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 May 2022.