Kamperland is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Noord-Beveland Noord-Beveland (; "North Beveland") is a municipality and region in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by the Oosterschelde estuary to the ...

, and lies about 11 km northeast of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 976 as Campan, and means "land of Kampen", a former village which used to be located in the area, and was lost in the flood of 1530. Kamperland is a road village which developed in the second half of the 18th century after the Heer Janszpolder was ''

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d'' in 1699. Kamperland was home to 170 people in 1840. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church which was built in 1901. A little open tower and

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were added in 1911. The church was decommissioned in 1997, and is used as

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since 1998. From the 1970s onwards, a recreational zone developed near the harbour and along the

Veerse Meer The Veerse Meer (Lake Veere) is a lagoon in the southwest Netherlands in the province of Zeeland. Description The Veerse Meer was created as a flood control measure to regulate water levels in the surrounding polders, acting as a drainage basin f ...

. Kamperland used to be part of the municipality of

Wissenkerke Wissenkerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km northeast of Middelburg. History The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Wiscenkerke, and means "(privat ...

. In 1995, it was merged into

Gallery

File:Blik op torens - panoramio.jpg, View on Kamperland File:Tour de France - panoramio.jpg, Tour de France in Kamperland (2010) File:Boats moored at Kamperland.jpg, Marina of Kamperland File:Villa Kogelhof, Architectenbureau Paul de Ruiter, foto- Jeroen Musch (14057445848).jpg, Villa Kogelhof

References

Populated places in Zeeland Noord-Beveland {{Zeeland-geo-stub