Dirkshorn Explained

Dirkshorn
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Harenkarspel - Dirkshorn.svg
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Dirkshorn in the former municipality of Harenkarspel.-->
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:-0.4
Area Total Km2:10.17
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,550
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:1746
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0224
Coordinates:52.75°N 51°W

Dirkshorn (West Frisian: Durkshorn) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 9 km north of Heerhugowaard.

The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Dierickshorn, and means "corner of Dierick (person)".[3] Dirkshorn is a dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a Gothic Revival church which was built in 1868 to replace the 1659 church.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1746AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 May 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: Dirkshorn - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 May 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Dirkshorn . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 2006 . nl . 1 May 2022.