Blokker | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
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 Hoorn |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.1 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.44 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 5,315 |
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: | 1695 & 1696 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0229 |
Coordinates: | 52.6667°N 11°W |
Blokker is a village in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland.
Blokker consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality of Hoorn, and Oosterblokker in Drechterland. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village was one of the locations of the only three concerts on Dutch soil by The Beatles, during their 1964 world tour. That they played in Blokker was due to Ben Essing, the son of the mayor. Essing had also managed to get other acts to play in the Blokker auction hall, and organized a "Dutch Teener Fest" in 1964 and 1965, which made international headlines.[3]
There is a regular bus service to Hoorn railway station, which is, along with Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station, the closest station to Blokker.