Westkapelle, Netherlands

Westkapelle
Wasschappel
City
Images from left to right; Tower of the old municipality building, old windmill, tall lighthouse, skyline, beach, Polderhuis museum
Images from left to right; Tower of the old municipality building, old windmill, tall lighthouse, skyline, beach, Polderhuis museum
Flag of Westkapelle
Coat of arms of Westkapelle
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Westkapelle in the municipality of Veere.
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Westkapelle in the municipality of Veere.
Coordinates: 51°31′46″N 3°27′26″E / 51.52944°N 3.45722°E / 51.52944; 3.45722
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityVeere
Population
 (1-1-2021 [1])
 • Total2,632
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4361

Westkapelle (zeelandic: Weskappel, locally: Wasschappell) is a small city in the municipality of Veere on the island Walcheren, in the province Zeeland of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2021, it had a population of 2,632. Westkapelle is on the westernmost tip of Walcheren and is surrounded by the sea on three sides.

Westkapelle was a separate municipality from 1816 until 1997, when it was merged with Veere.[2]

  1. ^ Veere municipality, Population figures.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.