Looperskapelle Explained

Looperskapelle
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Schouwen-Duiveland - Looperskapelle.png
Map Caption1:Looperskapelle in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Zeeland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Schouwen-Duiveland
Coordinates:51.7267°N 3.8632°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4322
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0111

Looperskapelle is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km southwest of Hellevoetsluis.[1]

Looperskapelle is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Scharendijke.[3] Looperskapelle used to be home to 156 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of a handful of houses. It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1590.[4]

Looperskapelle was a separate municipality until 1813, when it was merged with Duivendijke.[5]

References

  1. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 21 April 2022 . not found.
  3. Web site: Postcode 4322 in Scharendijke . Postcode bij adres . 21 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Looperskapelle . Plaatsengids . 21 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina . 2009-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 . 2007-02-20 .