Kamerik-Mijzijde Explained

Official Name:Kamerik-Mijzijde
Mijzijde
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Woerden - Kamerik-Mijzijde.png
Map Caption1:Kamerik-Mijzijde in the municipality of Woerden.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Utrecht
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Woerden
Coordinates:52.1431°N 4.8858°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3471
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0348

Kamerik-Mijzijde, also just called Mijzijde, is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km north of the city of Woerden.It consists of a number of farms some distance west from the villages of Kamerik and Kanis.

Between 1818 and 1857, Kamerik-Mijzijde was the name of a separate municipality, covering the western half of the later municipality of Kamerik.[1]

It was first mentioned in 1427 as Camerick mitter nyezyde, and means "side of the Meye (river)".[2] Mijzijde is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[4] Mijzijde has no place name signs and contains about 60 houses.[5]

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina . 2009-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 . 2007-02-20 .
  2. Web site: Mijzijde - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 26 March 2022 . nl.
  3. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 March 2022 . not found.
  4. Web site: Postcode Mijzijde in Kamerik . Postcode bij adres . 26 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Mijzijde . Plaatsengids . 26 March 2022 . nl.