Zwaagdijk-West
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
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52°40′33″N 5°3′33″E / 52.67583°N 5.05917°E / 52.67583; 5.05917
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Zwaagdijk-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈʋɛst]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 3 km north of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned in 1319 as buten den Zuoechdyc, and means "the dike belonging to Zwaag. Zwaagdijk-Oost is the settlement on the eastern side of the dike, Zwaagdijk-West is on the western side.[3] In 1929, the Catholic Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in Zwaagdijk-West.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1685PB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk-West". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Medemblik
- Abbekerk
- Andijk
- Benningbroek
- Hauwert
- Lambertschaag
- Midwoud
- Nibbixwoud
- Onderdijk [nl]
- Oostwoud
- Opperdoes
- Sijbekarspel
- Twisk
- Wadway (partially)
- Wervershoof
- Wognum
- Zwaagdijk-Oost
- Zwaagdijk-West
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