Goidschalxoord

Hamlet in South Holland, Netherlands

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51°49′37″N 4°27′34″E / 51.82694°N 4.45944°E / 51.82694; 4.45944CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityHoeksche Waard

Goidschalxoord (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣoːtsxɑl(ə)ksoːrt]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 5 km east of Oud-Beijerland, in the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.^[1]

History

A ferry from Goidschalxoord to Rhoon existed before 1537. In 1888, a bridge was built, and in 1941, the ferry was taken out of service. The bridge was demolished after the Heinenoordtunnel [nl] on the A29 opened.^[2] The current name was first attested in 1841, and refers to Goidschalck Oelm who was the ambachtsheer (predecessor of mayor).^[3]

The nameless grist mill of Goidschalxoord was built in 1718. In 1931, a diesel motor was installed. The windmill was in service until c. 1953. In 2007, the ownership was transferred to a foundation who won the BankGiro Loterij [nl] Restauratie, and received €1 million. In 2011, the windmill returned to active service.^[4]

Goidschalxoord was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it merged with Heinenoord.^[5]

Goidschalxoord is not a statistical entity,^[6] and considered part of Heinenoord. It has place name signs, and consists of about 100 houses.^[2]

References

^ Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl
^ ^a ^b "Goidschalxoord". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "Goidschalxoord - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "(grondzeiler)". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2022. not found