The village was first mentioned in 1290 as "insula de Zuitzant", and means "south sand (bank)" and refers to the former island. Zuid (south) has been added to distinguish between
Cadzand. The Dutch Reformed church was destroyed in 1944 during the
Battle of the Scheldt. It was rebuilt in 1952, but decommissioned in 1996, and nowadays contains a restaurant. Zuidzande was home to 997 people in 1840. In 2003, it became part of the municipality of
Sluis. ==References==