Blokdijk
Hamlet in North Holland, Netherlands
52°39′18″N 5°10′1″E / 52.65500°N 5.16694°E / 52.65500; 5.16694[1]
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(2021)[1]
1606[1]
Blokdijk is a hamlet in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province of North Holland. Until 2006, Blokdijk was part of the municipality Venhuizen.[3]
Both Blokdijk and De Hout are formally a part of Wijdenes.[3] Blokdijk arose at the dyke from Hoorn to Venhuizen. It was first mentioned in 1402 as Block-dyck, and means "enclosed pasture near a dike".[4] Blokdijk does not have place name signs.[3]
Gallery
- Farmhouse
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
including De Hout
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1606AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Blokdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Blokdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Drechterland
- Blokdijk
- Oosterwijzend
- Westerwijzend
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