Koewacht

Koewacht
Koewacht
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	; Koewacht in de gemeente Terneuzen
	Coordinates: 51°13′36″N 3°58′23″E / 51.22667°N 3.97306°E
Country	Netherlands, Belgium
Province	Zeeland, East Flanders
Municipality	Terneuzen, Moerbeke, Stekene
Population (31-12-2008)	2,609

Koewacht is a village on the border between the Netherlands and Belgium.

The village consists of two parts; a Dutch and a (smaller) Belgian part. As of 2005, there are approximately 2,400 inhabitants.

The Dutch part is located in Zeelandic Flanders, a part of the province of Zeeland and part of the municipality of Terneuzen. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Axel.^[1]

The Belgian part lies in the province of East Flanders, in the municipalities of Moerbeke and Stekene.

References

↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

External links

voetbalvereniging Koewacht
dorpsraad Koewacht
J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Koewacht". Map of the former municipality in 1868.
Koewacht een dorp op de grens

Coordinates: 51°14′N 3°58′E / 51.233°N 3.967°E / 51.233; 3.967

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.