Wemeldinge, Goes and's-Gravenpolder

No wild nature in Zuid-Beveland, but neatly landscaped polders with tight arable lands that are used for agriculture and fruit growing. On the peninsula between the Oosterschelde and Westerschelde, the battle of the rising waters has been won and the fertile land is gratefully cultivated. In the third and fourth centuries, this part of Zeeland did not yet exist and the area was under water, but from the Middle Ages the area was gradually reclaimed and the population living there can make an excellent living from agriculture and fishing. In 1530 during the St. Felix flood and in 1570 during the All Saints flood, the water reclaimed a large part of the land, but the most famous flood in Dutch history is undoubtedly the flood disaster of 1953. The eastern part of South Beveland was flooded. to stand. The peninsula has benefited greatly from the construction of the Delta Works, which opened up Central Zeeland better for the rest of the Netherlands. Along the way, stop at De Hoop flour mill in Wemeldinge. This mill was built in 1866 by a miller's servant who worked on the predecessor of the other mill in Wemeldinge (Aeolus). The mill was in operation until 1968. Then plans were made to convert the mill into a home, but these plans also disappeared from the table. Today, the white round stone mill with two pairs of grinding stones still grinds grain on a voluntary basis.