Nieuwerkerke
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| name = Nieuwerkerke
| settlement_type = Hamlet
| other_name = Nieuwerkerke Schutje
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| image_caption = Nieuwerkerke (1745)
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| 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
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
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Nieuwerkerke (also: Nieuwerkerke Schutje) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 3 km southwest of Brouwershaven.ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
Nieuwerkerke is not a statistical entity,{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 April 2022|quote=not found}} and the postal authorities have placed it under Kerkwerve.{{cite web|url=https://postcodebijadres.nl/4321 |title=Postcode 4321 in Kerkwerve |website=Postcode bij adres |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}} It was home to 140 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of a handful of houses. It used to have a church, but it was destroyed in 1576 by Spanish troops and never rebuilt.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/nieuwerkerke-schutje |title=Nieuwerkerke Schutje |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=21 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Nieuwerkerke was a separate municipality until 1813, when it was merged with Kerkwerve.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}
Nieuwerkerke should not be confused with Nieuwerkerk, a larger village on the same island.
References
{{Dutch municipality Schouwen-Duiveland}}
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Category:History of Schouwen-Duiveland
Category:Populated places in Zeeland
Category:Former municipalities of Zeeland
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