Oostknollendam Explained

Oostknollendam
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Wormerland - Oost-Knollendam.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oostknollendam 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:-1.8
Area Total Km2:5.93
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:565
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:1534
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0222
Coordinates:52.5172°N 4.7903°W

Oostknollendam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 17 km north west of Amsterdam.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1529 as "tot Knollendam", and means "eastern end of the dam". Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from Westknollendam".[4]

Oost-Knollendam was home to 169 people in 1840.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1534NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Distance Oost-Knollendam, NLD -> Amsterdam, NLD . Distance.to . 2 May 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Oost-Knollendam . Etymologiebank . 2 May 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oost-Knollendam . Plaatsengids . 2 May 2022 . nl.