Meliskerke
Meliskerke 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 | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Meliskerke in the municipality of Veere. | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′55″N 3°30′43″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Veere |
| Population (1 January 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,478 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
In 2001, the village of Meliskerke had 1201 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.30 km², and contained 372 residences.[1] The statistical area "Meliskerke", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1450.[2]
Politics
Meliskerke was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged into the new municipality of Mariekerke.[3]
It is a conservative Protestant village, located on the Dutch Bible Belt. In the 2010 municipal elections, 63 percent of the local population voted for the Reformed Political Party (SGP). The three Christian parties in the elections (the Reformed Political Party, the ChristianUnion and the Christian Democratic Appeal) had a combined total of almost 70 percent of the votes.
Notable people
Fiction writer Franca Treur was born in Meliskerke.
References
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005 . As of 1 January 2005.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.