| Berkmeer | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Obdam - Berkmeer.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Berkmeer in the municipality of 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: | -1.8 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.97 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 110 |
| 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: | 1713 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0226 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6833°N 58°W |
Berkmeer is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 5 km east of Heerhugowaard.
The hamlet was first mentioned around 1631 as De Berck meer, and refers to the lake which was poldered in 1636. The name means "birch lake".[3] Berkmeer does not have place name signs. On 28 January 1256, William II of Holland fell through the ice at Berkmeer and was killed by the locals. Berkmeer was home to 141 people in 1840.[4]
The polder mill Berkmeermolen was built around 1608. In 1877, a pumping station was installed next to the wind mill and it was decommissioned in 1925. In 1941, it returned to active service and operated until 1990. The wind mill nowadays functions on a voluntary basis.[5]