Serooskerke, Schouwen-Duiveland

Serooskerke
Village
Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Serooskerke in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
Coordinates: 51°42′4″N 3°48′53″E / 51.70111°N 3.81472°E / 51.70111; 3.81472Coordinates: 51°42′4″N 3°48′53″E / 51.70111°N 3.81472°E / 51.70111; 3.81472
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (2-1-2008)
• Total	296
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Serooskerke is a village in the southwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland about 100 km southwest of Rotterdam.

In 2001, the village of Serooskerke had 225 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.074 km², and contained 99 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Serooskerke", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 300.^[2]

History

On 1 January 1961, the municipality of Serooskerke merged with the neighboring municipalities of Burgh, Haamstede, Noordwelle, and Renesse to form the municipality of Westenschouwen.^[3] On Januari 1997 Westenschouwen merged into the newly formed municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland that is identical in name and area to the island on which Serooskerke is located.

Gallery

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  Serooskerke, church
• 
  Serooskerke, windmill

People from Serooskerke

• Johannes van de Velde Olivier, printer, publisher and bookseller in Zierikzee

References

1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.
3. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serooskerke (Schouwen-Duiveland).

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Serooskerke (Schouwen-Duiveland)". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.