It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 24 km south of Bergen op Zoom.

From 1874 onwards, it became Nieuw-Namen, and means the new village Namen which was flooded and was named after Jan van Namen who built dikes in the area.

[4] The poem Van den vos Reynaerde was supposed to have taken place in Nieuw-Namen.

"Int oestende van Vlaenderen staet een bosch, ende hiet Hulsterloo".

Translation: "In the eastern end of Flanders, there is a forest and it is called Hulsterloo (old name)".