Oostkapelle

Oostkapelle

flag	coat of arms
province	Zeeland
local community	Veere
Area  - land  - water	15.97  km 2 15.91 km 2 0.06 km 2
Residents	2,325 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates	51 ° 34 ′  N , 3 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′  N , 3 ° 33 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0118
Postcodes	4353-4354, 4356, 4363-4364, 4382
Location of Oostkapelle in the municipality of Veere

Oostkapelle ( Zeeland Oôskappel ) is a village in the municipality of Veere on the Walcheren peninsula in the Dutch province of Zeeland . On January 1, 2017, 2,325 inhabitants were determined, making it one of the larger towns in the municipality. The village consists of a small built-up center and many old farms. In the north of Oostkapelle there is a large holiday home area with holiday homes, campsites and hotels. The area is roughly twice the size of the original site.

The most important sight is the Protestant parish church with its monumental tower from the 14th century, which can be climbed in the summer months.

Oostkapelle owes its name to a chapel that must have stood here in earlier times, together with another chapel that was probably where today's Westkapelle is located.

After the Second World War , Oostkapelle, like Domburg and Zoutelande, developed into a seaside resort.

Personalities

• Matthijs Röling (* 1943), artist
• Jan Zwemer (* 1960), historian
• Leen de Broekert (* 1949), pianist

Web links

Commons : Oostkapelle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Tourist office website (German, Dutch, English, French)
• Oostkapelle: Website of the tourist association VVV Zeeland (German, Dutch, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 12, 2018 (Dutch)