Aardenburg

Aardenburg

Aardenburg is a small city (population as of 2008: 2,438) close to the Dutch border with Belgium. It is part of the Sluis Municipality, located in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Its medieval name was Rodenburgh (Red Castle).

In the Sint-Baafskerk, ("Saint Bavo's Church), Aardenburg houses the most complete example of the "Scheldegotiek", the characteristic Gothic architecture of the Scheldt. It is also still possible today to see remains of some of the fortifications that used to enclose the city.

History

Archeologists have found proof of settlement as early as 4500 BC. The site was a small Roman "vicus", flourishing in the second and third centuries AD, where the foundations have been uncovered of a small Celto-Roman temple. After the Second World War restorations to damaged buildings uncovered fragments of Roman rooftiles, of which some bear the markings of a Roman military post, as well as black vases and Roman sandals. The most significant find, however, was that of a Roman building with a foundation of 18 by 10 meters. The Roman Castellum was in use from 175 to 270 AD [The latest coin is of ca 273 AD ("Princeton Encyclopedia")] .

On top of the foundations of this Roman building there were the remains of a Medieval building, which was destroyed in 1383 according to later accounts.Rodenburgh was granted city rights in 1127 and is thus one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and is the oldest city in Zealand.

Until July 1, 1966, Aardenburg was a separate municipality. Until January 1, 2003, it was then in the municipality of Sluis-Aardenburg. In 2003 Sluis-Aardenburg and nearby Oostburg were combined into an enlarged Sluis municipality.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.aardenburg-cultuurstad.nl/ Aardenburg Cultuurstad (Aardenburg City of Culture)] (in Dutch)
* [http://www.ngw.nl/a/aardenbu.htm Web page about the city's coat of arms] (in Dutch)
* [http://icarus.umkc.edu/sandbox/perseus/pecs/page.1.a.php Richard Stillwell, ed. "Princeton Encyclopaedia of Classical =Sites", 1976:] Aardenburg
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ze/aardenburg.html Map of the municipality in 1868]


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