Blokdijk Explained

Blokdijk
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
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:Drechterland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-1.0
Area Total Km2:1.38
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:25
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:1606
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0228
Coordinates:52.655°N 5.1669°W

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1606AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 29 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 29 April 2022 . including De Hout.
  3. Web site: Blokdijk . Plaatsengids . 29 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Blokdijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 29 April 2022 . nl.