Ouwerkerk

For other uses, see Ouwerkerk (disambiguation).

Ouwerkerk
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[[File:|250px|none|alt=|The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ouwerkerk in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.]]The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ouwerkerk in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
Coordinates: 51°37′28″N 3°58′58″E / 51.62444°N 3.98278°E / 51.62444; 3.98278Coordinates: 51°37′28″N 3°58′58″E / 51.62444°N 3.98278°E / 51.62444; 3.98278
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (2-1-2008)	663

Ouwerkerk (51°38′N 3°59′E / 51.633°N 3.983°E / 51.633; 3.983) is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 26 km south of Hellevoetsluis. Ouwerkerk has also been known as Overkirk in British English, and as Auverquerque in French.

Ouwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Duiveland.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Ouwerkerk had 454 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.15 km², and contained 202 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Ouwerkerk", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 690.^[3]

References

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

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Ouwerkerk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.