Spierdijk
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°39′N 4°57′E / 52.650°N 4.950°E / 52.650; 4.950[1]
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(2021)[1]
1641[1]
Spierdijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Alkmaar.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1365 as Spierdijck, and is a combination a long reed stick and dike.[4] Spierdijk developed on the edge of the Wogmeer as a peat excavation village.[5]
The Catholic St Georgius Church is a three aisled cruciform church with needle spire which was built between 1849 and 1850.[5]
Gallery
- St Georgius Church
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1641LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Distance Spierdijk, NLD -> Alkmaar, NLD". Distance.to (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Spierdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Spierdijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Koggenland
- Avenhorn
- Berkhout
- De Goorn
- Grosthuizen
- Hensbroek
- Obdam
- Oudendijk
- Rustenburg
- Scharwoude
- Spierdijk
- Ursem (partially)
- Wogmeer [nl]
- Zuidermeer
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