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]