Oost-Graftdijk Explained

Oost-Graftdijk
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Graft-De Rijp - Oost-Graftdijk.svg
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oost-Graftdijk 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:-1.5
Area Total Km2:1.38
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:145
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:1487
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:072
Coordinates:52.55°N 53°W

Oost-Graftdijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 11 km west of Purmerend.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1639 as Oostbuert. The current name means "eastern dike of the (de Vuile) Graft (river)". Oost- (east) has been added to distinguish from West-Graftdijk.[3] [4] Oost-Graftdijk is a dike village which developed in the second half of the 16th century. Around 1870, a basic Mennonite church was built in Oost-Graftdijk.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1487MA . 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: Oost-Graftdijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: West-Graftdijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  5. News: West-Graftdijk . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 525 . 2006 . nl . 27 April 2022.