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Oostkapelle — Village — 
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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 / 51.566667°N 3.55083°ECoordinates: 51°34′0″N 3°33′3″E / 51.566667°N 3.55083°E Country Netherlands Province Zeeland Municipality Veere Population (1 January 2010) - Total 2,456 Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 
Tower of the Protestant parish church
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.[2] The statistical area "Oostkapelle", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2420.[3]
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [2]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [3]. As of 1 January 2005.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oostkapelle". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
Categories:- Populated places in Zeeland
- Former municipalities of Zeeland
- Zeeland geography stubs
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