| Midwoud | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Noorder-Koggenland - Midwoud.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Midwoud in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland.--> |
| 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: | Medemblik |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.5 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.84 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,415 |
| 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: | 1679 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0229 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7167°N 9°W |
Midwoud is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 7 km north of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Midwoude, and means "middle forest". Middle is used, because it is located between Oostwoud and Nibbixwoud.[3] Midwoud developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement.[4]
In 1984, the Dutch Reformed church burnt down, and only the neoclassic church tower from 1867 remained. A new church was built in 1987 near the old church leaving the tower detached.[4]
Midwoud was home to 218 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality. In 1979, the area of that municipality became part of Noorder-Koggenland and Wognum. In 1990, houses were built in the area between Midwoud and Oostwoud, thus forming a single build-up area. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Medemblik.[5]