Westkerke
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Hamlet
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Artificial flee mountain
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Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of ZeelandWestkerke (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 51°32′11″N 4°5′39″E / 51.53639°N 4.09417°E / 51.53639; 4.09417 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zeeland |
Municipality | Tholen |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code |
4694[1]
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Dialing code | 0166[2] |
Westkerke is a hamlet in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, about 1 km southwest of Scherpenisse.
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]
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