Broek op Langedijk explained

Broek op Langedijk
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:Dijk en Waard
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.3
Area Total Km2:4.65
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:6,150
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:1721
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0226
Coordinates:52.6725°N 4.8056°W

Broek op Langedijk (West Frisian Dutch: Broek op Lengedìk) is a village in the municipality of Dijk en Waard in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as 1420 Broec, and means "swampy land on the long dike".[3] Broek op Langedijk developed along the dike as a linear settlement. The swamp was cultivated and the so-called empire of a thousand islands was formed. The islands were used to grow cabbage and in 1887, an auction house was established in Broek op Langedijk.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with wooden tower from the 15th century. Around 1860, the front and tower were renovated.[4]

The auction house is a large wooden complex surrounded by water. It was built in 1912 and was influenced by Jugendstil.[4] In 1968, the auction merged with the Noord-Scharwoude auction and moved. In 1974, a museum was established in the former auction which allows visitors to bid on fruit and vegetables in household portions.

Broek op Langendijk was home to 700 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1941, when the municipality of Langedijk was formed. In 2022, it became part of the municipality of Dijk en Waard.[5]

In popular culture

The village featured in the movie . Peter Parker ends up there by accident, breaks out of a municipal holding facility and asks a local man where he is. Parker gets him to speak the village's name directly into his phone, allowing Happy Hogan to fly there to pick him up.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1721AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 29 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 29 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Broek op Langedijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 29 April 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Broek op Langedijk . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 2006 . nl . 29 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Broek op Langedijk . Plaatsengids . 29 April 2022 . nl.