Meliskerke

Meliskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 8 km west of Middelburg.

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Settlement.name: Meliskerke
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Meliskerke Odulphuskerk1.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Protestant parish church of St. Odulphus
Settlement.image_shield: Meliskerke wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieVeere.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Veere - Meliskerke.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Meliskerke in the municipality of Veere. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Zeeland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zeeland

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Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Zeeland
Population: 390
Time zone: UTC+01:00

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Meliskerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 8 km west of Middelburg.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1235 as "Hughenkerke que modo Meliskercke dicitur", and means "(private) church of Meinlof (person)". Meliskerke is an incomplete circular church village which developed in the 12th century on a ridge.

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