Camperduin Explained

Camperduin
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 Km2:1.10
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:245
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

Camperduin (Kamperduin) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 12 km northwest of Alkmaar.

The hamlet was first mentioned between 918 and 948 Campthorpa. The current name means "dunes near the cultivated field".[3] It has place name signs, however the camp sites have also placed Camperduin aan Zee (Camperduin on Sea) to indicate that it is a seaside resort, however the entire hamlet is near the sea. Camperduinen used to be a village. A church was built in 1689, but demolished in 1807.[4]

The village gave its name to the Battle of Camperdown which took place off the coast.[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.
  3. Web site: Camperduin - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Camperduinen . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.