| Berkhout | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Wester-Koggenland - Berkhout.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Berkhout in the former municipality of Wester-Koggenland.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Koggenland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -2.3 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.33 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,605 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1647 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0229 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6419°N 4.9969°W |
Berkhout is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 50NaN0 west of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Berchout, and means "deciduous forest of birch (Betula) trees".[3] Berkhout developed in the 13th century as a peat excavation village.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church in Renaissance Revival style built in 1884. The titittower(= was added in 1886.[4]
Berkhout was home to 766 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1979 when it was merged into Wester-Koggenland. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Koggenland.[5]