Bregtdorp Explained

Bregtdorp
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:Bergen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2.2
Area Total Km2:8.56
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,210
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:1871
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:072
Coordinates:52.7167°N 45°W

Bregtdorp is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen, North Holland in the north-western Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1843 as Bregdorp, and means "settlement of Bregt (person)".[3] Bregtdorp has place name signs. The southern part of the hamlet was annexed by Schoorl. It was home to 109 people 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 150 houses and 30 apartments in a retirement home.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1871AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022 . combined with Schoorl.
  3. Web site: Bregtdorp . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Bregtdorp . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.