The village was first mentioned in 1665 as Hooge Plaet, and is named after a sand bank near the village. The area had been inhabited before. The village of Gaternesse was known to exist around 1000. The village was flooded in 1408, and in 1664, the ruins of the church were still visible. The Dutch Reformed church is modest square church with ridge turret which was built between 1783 and 1785. It was damaged during
World War II, and restored between 1947 and 1949. Hoofdplaat was a separate municipality until 1970. In 2003, it became part of the municipality of
Sluis. == Gallery ==