Oostkapelle
Oostkapelle | |
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Village | |
 Tower of the Protestant parish church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oostkapelle in the municipality of Veere. | |
| Coordinates: 51°34′0″N 3°33′3″E / 51.56667°N 3.55083°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Veere |
| Population (1 January 2010) | |
| • Total | 2,456 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Oostkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km north of Middelburg. Oostkapelle was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Domburg.[1] In 2001, the village of Oostkapelle had 1819 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 1.1 km², and contained 953 residences. The statistical area "Oostkapelle", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2420.[2]
Oostkapelle derives its name to a chapel which apparently in the nineteenth century was there, along with another chapel, which was present at the nearby village of Westkapelle. As a stronghold, the western sister village of Oostkapelle developed significantly better than Oostkapelle in the Middle Ages. Oostkapelle remained a farmering village until the twentieth century. After the Second World War the village developed in the vein of Domburg and Zoutelande to a spa, with dunes and the North Sea at a short distance. As a result, the village was not subject to depopulation.[3]
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [1]. As of 1 January 2005.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [2]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality in 1868.
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