Burgervlotbrug Explained

Burgervlotbrug
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Zijpe - Burgervlotbrug.png
Map Caption1:The statistical district (lightgreen) of Burgervlotbrug in the former municipality of Zijpe.-->
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:Schagen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.0
Area Total Km2:4.13
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:185
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:1754
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0226
Coordinates:52.7531°N 4.6817°W

Burgervlotbrug is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km north of Alkmaar.

Burgervlotbrug is considered part of Burgerbrug. It has place name signs.[3]

The village is named after a floating bridge ("vlotbrug" in Dutch) in the Noordhollandsch Kanaal. The bridge is still in operation. There is a little Mennonite church from 1869 which is nowadays a residential home.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1754EB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Burgervlotbrug . Plaatsengids . 1 May 2022. nl.