Blokker, Netherlands Explained

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.

History and geography

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]

Transportation

There is a regular bus service to Hoorn railway station, which is, along with Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station, the closest station to Blokker.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1695AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 29 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 29 April 2022 . two entries.
  3. News: Dutch Teener Fest Mapped. 17 April 1965. Billboard. 14. 8 June 2014.