| Neck | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Wormerland - Neck.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Neck in the municipality of Wormerland.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| 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: | Wormerland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.9 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.54 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,150 |
| 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: | 1456 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0299 |
| Coordinates: | 52.5083°N 4.9125°W |
Neck is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Wormerland, North Holland, about 3 km west of Purmerend.
The village was first mentioned in 1328 as "sic: van Hicke", and means "neck" which refers to the narrowest point of the waterway separating the Beemster from the Wormer.[3]
The polder mill Nekkermolen dates from 1631. In 1878, a pumping station was installed, but the wind mill has remained in service to this day to lend a hand, because the water in the polder rises fast during a storm.[4]