Kreileroord Explained

Kreileroord
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Wieringermeer - Kreileroord.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Kreileroord in the former municipality of Wieringermeer.-->
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:Hollands Kroon
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-4.0
Area Total Km2:0.19
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1957
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:585
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:1773
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0227
Coordinates:52.8422°N 5.0814°W

Kreileroord is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 21 km north of Hoorn.

The settlement started around 1930 as Dorp IV (village IV). In the 1950s, the current name was selected. It refers to a peat excavation are on the former island of Creil in the former Zuiderzee. See also: the village Creil in the Noordoostpolder.[3] The village was officially founded in 1957 for farm workers.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1773AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Kreileroord - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Kreileroord . Plaatsengids . 30 April 2022 . nl.