Looperskapelle is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.[2]

Looperskapelle
Hamlet
Looperskapelle (1745)
Looperskapelle (1745)
Coat of arms of Looperskapelle
Looperskapelle is located in Zeeland
Looperskapelle
Looperskapelle
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Looperskapelle is located in Netherlands
Looperskapelle
Looperskapelle
Looperskapelle (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°43′36″N 3°51′48″E / 51.72667°N 3.86324°E / 51.72667; 3.86324
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalitySchouwen-Duiveland
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4322[1]
Dialing code0111[1]

Looperskapelle is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Scharendijke.[1] Looperskappele used to be home to 156 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of a handful of houses. It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1590.[4]

Looperskapelle was a separate municipality until 1813, when it was merged with Duivendijke.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 4322 in Scharendijke". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022. not found
  4. ^ "Looperskapelle". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.