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The village was first mentioned in 1231 as
Bigghenkerka, and means "(private) church of Biggo (person)". Biggekerke is a circular church village. It used to be a
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Biggekerke was home to 467 people in 1840. In 1943, the
Widerstandsnest Carmen was built in the dunes near Biggekerke as part of the
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and leased for seven year periods. The wind mill has remained in service throughout its existence, but was restored multiple time.
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Biggekerke used to a separate municipality until 1966 when it was merged into
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and had a castle. The castle was destroyed in 1433 by
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159:51.49833°N 3.52528°E
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230:Population
147:51°29′54″N
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