Oud-Kamerik | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Woerden - Oud-Kamerik.png |
Map Caption1: | Oud-Kamerik in the municipality of Woerden.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Woerden |
Coordinates: | 52.155°N 4.9019°W |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3471 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0348 |
Oud-Kamerik is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km northwest of the city of Woerden.
It consists of a number of farms in the Polder Kamerik-Teylingens, east of the villages of Kamerik and Kanis. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1296 as Oldecamerike. It uses oud (old) to distinguish from Kamerik[1] which has been named after Cambrai in France.[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[4] Oud-Kamerik has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 206 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.[5]