The Hoofdplaatpolder is the polder in West Zeeland-Flanders, on which the village Hoofdplaat is located. The polder was ready in 1778. The polder has an area of approximately 1000 ha. History
About 1600 Zeeuws-Vlaanderen was largely reinvented. Three miles north of Biervliet was the Kromme Watergang, a seagull. To the north lay a sand plate that was so high shortly after 1600 that there were growing plants like sea lily and lamb ear harvested for consumption. Then the shepherd was bred by sheep, to which six of the men were raised. The plate was named Hooge Plaate because of its high location.
When the Borstelepolder was remodeled on the other side of the Westerschelde in 1616, the pouring pinch of this sea arm narrowed. As a consequence, the plate shifted in the southern direction, causing the Kromme Watergang to land. Thus, the Hooge Plaate, which already had some occupation of shepherds, was eligible for inpolation. This led to some crimes between the states of Zeeland and the Empire. Zeeuws-Vlaanderen was still a general country, but Zeeland claimed the polder there who had won in the Westerschelde. Eventually, the border was laid at the High Road. Everything to the west came to Generality (the Free of Sluis); The eastern part of it came to Zeeland. In the Zeeland part, Hoofdplaat was founded, Slijkplaat was founded in the Generality section.
Due to the narrowing of the Westerschelde's gully, droughts soon became apparent, which meant that they had to be installed. Eventually 290 hectares were lost and 88 hectares lay between the lowlands. Part of this 88 ha is now nature reserve, see Inlaag Hoofdplaat.
In the polder are the basin of Hoofdplaat and the neighborhoods Slijkplaat, Hoogeweg and Number One. At the edge of the polder are the neighborhoods Roodenhoek and Sasput. 51° 22′ 7″ NB, 3° 37′ 47″ OL
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