Ouwerkerk

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ouwerkerk in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.

Ouwerkerk (51°38′N, 3°59′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 26 km south of Hellevoetsluis. Ouwerkerk has also been known as Overkirk in British English, and as Auverquerque in French.

Ouwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when it was merged with Duiveland.[1]

In 2001, the town of Ouwerkerk had 454 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.15 km², and contained 202 residences.[2] The statistical area "Ouwerkerk", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 690.[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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