Westerschouwen
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 coat of arms |
| province |
 Zeeland
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| local community |
 Schouwen-Duiveland
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Area - land - water |
124.44 km 2 58.86 km 2 65.58 km 2 |
| Residents | 6,100 (Jan 1, 1996) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 44 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
 
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| prefix | 0111 |
| Postcodes | 4321, 4323, 4325-4328 |
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Westerschouwen was a municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland . It was formed on January 1, 1961 by the union of the five municipalities Burgh , Haamstede , Noordwelle , Renesse and Serooskerke . The administrative seat was in Haamstede. A hamlet called Westenschouwen then belonged to Burgh . On January 1, 1997, the municipality of Westerschouwen was merged with Brouwershaven , Bruinisse , Duiveland , Middenschouwen and Zierikzee to form the new municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland . A year before the dissolution, Westerschouwen had 6,100 inhabitants (as of January 1, 1996).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on April 9, 2018 (Dutch)
- ^ Ad van der Meer, Onno Boonstra: Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812-2011 . Data Archiving and Networked Services, The Hague 2011, p. 195 ( PDF file; 8.9 MB ).