The village was first mentioned in 1604 as "le village de Dindeloort", and means land near the
Dintel river. The village was founded after the Prinsenland
polder was established. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1693 as a square building with an
octagon domed tower. After 1944, only the walls remained, however it has been restored after the war. The town hall is a square building in
neoclassic style which was constructed in 1830 by modifying the existing building. After being damaged in 1944, it was restored in 1948 and 1949. Dinteloord was home to 1,073 people in 1840. The sugar factory of Suiker Unie (nowadays:
Cosun Beet Company) was established in 1908, and is the largest sugar factory of Europe. Until 1997 Dinteloord together with
Prinsenland formed an independent
municipality). In 1998, it became part of the municipality of
Steenbergen. In 2005 the 400th jubilee was celebrated with a number of special festivities. == Gallery ==