Markenbinnen Explained

Markenbinnen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Graft-De Rijp - Markenbinnen.svg
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Markenbinnen in the former municipality of Graft-De Rijp.-->
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:Alkmaar
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.8
Area Total Km2:1.46
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:325
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:1536
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:075
Coordinates:52.5333°N 51°W

Markenbinnen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 10 km north of Zaandam.

The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 as Marken, and means "border line". It was earlier located on a little island. "Binnen" (inside) has been added to distinguish from Marken.[3] Markenbinnen developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement. Around 1644, the Markervaart was dug separating the Markerpolder from the Oostwouderpolder.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden tower built 1704 as a replacement for its medieval predecessor.[4] Markenbinnen was home to 183 people in 1840.[5]

The Fort Marken-Binnen was constructed as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam and was completed in 1905. It was used during World War I and II as barracks, but became military obsolete after the World War II.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1536AB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Markenbinnen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Markenbinnen . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 2006 . nl . 28 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Markenbinnen . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Fort Marken-Binnen . Forten . 28 April 2022 . nl.