Westkerke, Netherlands

Westkerke is a hamlet in the south-west Netherlands.

It is located in the municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, about 1 km southwest of Scherpenisse.

Westkerke is not a statistical entity,[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Scherpenisse.

[3] Westkerke has an artificial vlietberg (flee mountain), an artificial mound built between the 10th and 13th century which could contain a motte-and-bailey castle.

[4] Westkerke was a separate municipality until 1816, when it was merged with Scherpenisse.