Klaaskinderenkerke
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Klaaskinderenkerke is a former village in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...

. The polder
Polder
A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...

 Klaaskinderen was flooded on December 14, 1511, and was never reclaimed again. The church of Klaaskinderenkerke disappeared in this flood, and in the 19th century, only a small hamlet was left.

The hamlet has now disappeared from the maps. It was located east of the village of Scharendijke.

Klaaskinderenkerke was a separate municipality until 1813, when it was merged with Duivendijke
Duivendijke
Duivendijke is a former village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It was located about 2km southwest of Brouwershaven on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland.The village had a church, which was demolished before the middle of the 18th century...

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