4-605: Watervliet may refer to: Watervliet (Belgium) , a village Watervliet, Michigan Watervliet Township, Michigan Watervliet, New York , a city Watervliet (town), New York , a former town Ridderhofstede (Dutch: knightly estate) van Watervliet , in the Netherlands. See also [ edit ] Watervliet Arsenal , an arsenal in Watervliet, New York Hieronymus Lauweryn van Watervliet Van Watervliet family , of
8-570: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Watervliet (Belgium) Watervliet is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and suburb of the town of Sint-Laureins . Watervliet is part of the Meetjesland , and is adjacent to the Dutch border. It was a separate municipality until 1977. Watervliet started as a medieval village. In 1377,
12-557: The Netherlands and New York Watervliet Shaker Historic District , Colonie, New York [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Watervliet&oldid=1201538322 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
16-521: The village was lost in a flood. Around 1500, Hieronymus Lauweryn van Watervliet commissioned the poldering of the land, and rebuilt the village. Even though Lauweryn was of common origins, he was awarded lordship of Watervliet by Philip the Handsome in 1507. In 1501, the Our Lady-Church was built, and was consecrated in 1503. Watervliet was planned to become a major harbour, hence the large size of
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