
balhok

balhok heey zealandchya dutch prantatil eka gaav aahe. heey hulstchya nagarpaliket, cluesterzandechya poorves sumare 5 kiimii antaravar westersheldechya daikavar aahe.
hya khedyache naav uttarela asalelya junya ghatala sandarbhit karate, 'teena ballen', joou feridware vaparla jaato. 1509 madhye jevha hontenis gaav puramule gayab jhaale, tevha haah ghaat aanee urvarit kahee dikene eka kopra ('hoock') tayar keela, jyala 'ballenhock' asey naav denyat aale. 1600 chya sumaras ghaat westerscheldemadhye gayab jhaala, parantu naav rahile.
19vya shatkatil itihaskar aaa.jeey. vanne dair aaa, balhok (kinwa "balhok") hii chruispoldermadhil ekmev vasahat hotee, jee 1616 madhye samudratoon parat midvanyat aalee hotee. 19 vya shatkachya madhyat, tyat 19 ghare hotee aanee 70 peksha jaast loksankhya hotee. yaa gavatil serve ghare samudra daikavar kinwa tyachya jawal hotee. yethe eka chhote bandar hote. bandarachya bhovati, eka naveen gaav cruspolderhaven udayas aale.
aajkal, heey gaav cruspoldermadhil teen vastyanpaiki sarvat lahan aahe, jyat crusdorp aanee cruspolderhaven yancha samavesh aahe. yaa teen vasahatinna ektritpane 'cruspolder' asehi naav denyat aale aahe.
balhok haah mukhytah balhokanalshi (balhok kalwa) sambandhit aahe, 1967 madhye prastavit kelelya antoverpchya bandarakade jaanyasathi shortcutchi yojana, parantu shevati 1998 madhye paryavaranvadi aanee shetkyanchya aaghadichya virodhamule nakarli gelee.