Looperskapelle
Hamlet in Zeeland, Netherlands
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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.[2]
Looperskapelle | |
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Hamlet | |
Looperskapelle (1745) | |
| Coordinates: 51.72667°N 3.86324°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Schouwen-Duiveland |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4322[1] |
| Dialing code | 0111[1] |
Looperskapelle is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Scharendijke.[1] 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]