Aagtekerke

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Aagtekerke

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Aagtekerke is located in Netherlands
Aagtekerke
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°33′N 3°31′E / 51.55°N 3.517°E / 51.55; 3.517
Country  Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Veere
Population (2007)
 - Total 1,480
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Aagtekerke (51°33′N 3°31′E / 51.55°N 3.517°E / 51.55; 3.517) is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km northwest of Middelburg.

In 2001, the town of Aagtekerke had 936 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.22 km², and contained 296 residences.[1] The statistical area "Aagtekerke", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1480.[2]

Until July 1, 1966, Aagtekerke was a separate municipality. On that date, it merged into the municipality of Mariekerke.[3]

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  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of January 1, 2005.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [3]