Lutjewinkel Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1732EL . 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: Lutjewinkel - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Lutjewinkel . Plaatsengids . 30 April 2022 . nl.