Yerseke

Yerseke (in Zélandais Iese ) is a village of the commune Dutchwoman of Reimerswaal, located along the the Eastern Scheldt, in Zealand. The village counts: 6541 inhabitants (2006).

The village is especially known for the Mytiliculture and the Ostréiculture. The tourists come in Yerseke for the guided visits from oyster, the marina and the Oosterscheldemuseum (“Museum of the Eastern Scheldt”). The locality is known moreover for its annual feastday: the Mosseldag (the “day of the mould”).

The CEME, Centrum voor Estuariene in Mariene Ecology (“Center of ecology estuarienne and marine”), an research institute of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (“royal Academy Dutchwoman of sciences”), is also established in Yerseke. It is a component of the NIOO, Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (“Dutch Institute of ecology”).

History

The oldest mention of Yerseke is probably that which appears in an act of January 24th, 966 of the emperor Otton I {{er}}: the locality is named there Gersika . In a text of July 27th, 980, Yerseke appears under the name of Gersicha . Like so much from villages of the islands zélandaises, the establishment was born on the peak from a split where, inter alia activities, one raised sheep. It is supposed that the name Gersika / Gersicha comes from this old split.

Towards 1870, ostreiculture appeared in Yerseke. For this purpose, one built the oyster ones where the Huître S are high by means of Tuile S. the mytiliculture also ocupé a place increasingly more important for the village. The single sale by auction of mould of the Netherlands is in Yerseke: the fishermen of the close villages come to sell their production to with it with the biddings.

The moulds were formerly fished thanks to small sailing ships, the hoogaarsen and the hengsten . Nowadays, one uses very modern ships having a sophisticated navigation system.

Personality born in Yerseke

External bond

  • Official site of the '' Mosseldag ''

Source

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