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.
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]