About the town » Wilhelminadorp, Gemeente Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands


Wilhelminadorp is a small village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Goes. Wilhelminadorp was founded in 1812, when the Wilhelminapolder was diked. Originally the polder was named Lodewijkspolder, after then King of Holland Louis Bonaparte who had given the permit to start work. With the restoration of the House of Orange, the name was quickly changed. The polder was now named after Wilhelmina of Prussia, wife of William I of the Netherlands. Restaurant Katseveer (one Michelin star) is located in the village.

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Wilhelminadorp
Gemeente Goes
Zeeland
Netherlands
Vlag van Netherlands


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This place belongs to the working area of the Gemeentearchief Goes



Please note, there are several place names with this name that appear in publications on Genealogy Online: