About this place
History:
In 1468 , Lodewijk van Gruuthu(u)se purchased the "Coudekerk" estate. He built a new church because the old one had fallen into disrepair around 1400. The Scheldt shifted its course northward at the expense of the southern part of Schouwen . In 1581, the dike along the Plompe Toren was constructed as an inland dike, running straight through the village. [ source? ] People left the village, and in 1583 the church was demolished, but the tower remained standing. It served as a beacon for shipping on the river. All ships sailing to Antwerp passed by here. The Western Scheldt was not yet navigable
The Plompe Toren (also known as Plompetoren ) is a church tower on the Oosterschelde , a few kilometers south of Burgh-Haamstede . The tower (23 meters high) is the only remaining vestige of Koudekerke , a village on Schouwen-Duiveland that has since disappeared into the Oosterschelde . The tower stands just inside the dike and within the dike body : a hollow has been created around the base in the inner slope of the Oosterschelde dike. The Plompe Toren attracts many visitors due to the unique position it occupies in the landscape.
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