Meliskerke

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Meliskerke in the municipality of Veere.

Meliskerke (51°31′N, 3°31′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 8 km west of Middelburg.

Meliskerke was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged into the new municipality of Mariekerke.[1]

In 2001, the village of Meliskerke had 1201 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.30 km², and contained 372 residences.[2] The statistical area "Meliskerke", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1450.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [2]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [3]. As of January 1, 2005.


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