"The Tank" at Poelcapelle and Westkapelle

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09-04-23, 11:30

Hanno Spoelstra Hanno Spoelstra is offline

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Originally Posted by Jakko Westerbeke

Fun bit of etymology: the -kapelle in Westkapelle as well as Oostkapelle, also on Walcheren, has nothing to do with a chapel. Rather, it’s a corruption of kaap (“cape”) because they were originally on the western resp. eastern capes of the island.

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