Westkerke, Netherlands

Westkerke is a hamlet in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, about 1 km southwest of Scherpenisse.

Westkerke
Hamlet
Artificial flee mountain
Artificial flee mountain
Flag of Westkerke
Coat of arms of Westkerke
Westkerke is located in Zeeland
Westkerke
Westkerke
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Westkerke is located in Netherlands
Westkerke
Westkerke
Westkerke (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°32′11″N 4°5′39″E / 51.53639°N 4.09417°E / 51.53639; 4.09417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityTholen
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4694[1]
Dialing code0166[2]

Westkerke is not a statistical entity,[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Scherpenisse.[2] It consists of about 15 houses.[3]

Westkerke has an artificial vlietberg (flee mountain), an artificial mound built between the 10th and 13th century which could contain a motte-and-bailey castle.[4]

Westkerke was a separate municipality until 1816, when it was merged with Scherpenisse.[5] Westkerke was home to 227 people in 1840. Scherpenisse merged in 1971 into Tholen.[3]


References

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  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 April 2022. not found
  2. ^ a b "Postcode Westkerke in Scherpenisse". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Westkerke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Monumentnummer: 46034 te Scherpenisse". Dutch Monument Register (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.