Westenschouwen

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Westenschouwen
Flag of Westenschouwen
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Westenschouwen
coat of arms
province Zeeland Zeeland
local community Flag of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland Schouwen-Duiveland
Area
 - land
 - water 		0.74  km 2
0.74 km 2
0 km 2
Residents 255 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 51 ° 41 ′  N , 3 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′  N , 3 ° 43 ′  E
Important traffic route N57
prefix 0111
Postcodes 4328
Location of Westenschouwen in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland
Location of Westenschouwen in the municipality of Schouwen-DuivelandTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map
The ruins of the church in Westenschouwen 1743
Westenschouwen today

Westenschouwen is a village that today belongs to the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland and is located on the southwestern edge of the island of the same name in the Dutch province of Zeeland . It is also the name of the nature reserve located in the surrounding dunes.

Westenschouwen was an independent municipality until 1816. This year it went into the Burgh parish .

The village was a fishing village, the port of which silted up in the 16th century. As a result, the fishermen left the place. The Gothic parish church fell into ruin. A picture from 1743 shows only the church tower as a ruin. It was demolished in 1845.

In 1961, a new community was formed through the union of the five communities Burgh , Haamstede, Noordwelle, Renesse and Serooskerke. She was given the name Westerschouwen (not Westenschouwen).

In 1997 Westerschouwen was part of the Schouwen-Duiveland community .

literature

  • H. Janse: Kerken en torens in Zeeland . Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel 1969.

Web links

Commons : Westenschouwen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 9, 2018 (Dutch)