Lutjewinkel | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Niedorp - Lutjewinkel.svg |
Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lutjewinkel in the former municipality of Niedorp.--> |
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: | -0.2 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.90 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 785 |
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: | 1732 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0224 |
Coordinates: | 52.7689°N 4.8828°W |
Lutjewinkel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about north of Heerhugowaard.
The village was first mentioned in 1680 as Lutke Winckel, and means "little Winkel". It was founded as a daughter settlement of Winkel.[3]
Lutjewinkel was home to 171 people in 1840. It is best known for its 1906 cheese factory. It is one of the largest dairy factories and is nowadays owned by FrieslandCampina.[4]