Westkapelle
Wasschappel | |
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City | |
 Images from left to right; Tower of the old municipality building, old windmill, tall lighthouse, skyline, beach, Polderhuis museum | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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 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 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Veere |
| Population (1-1-2021 [1]) | |
| • Total | 2,632 |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
- ^ Veere municipality, Population figures.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.