Schoorldam Explained

Schoorldam
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
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:Bergen
Schagen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2.2
Area Total Km2:0.68
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:200
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:1871
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:072
Coordinates:52.7064°N 4.7181°W

Schoorldam (West Frisian: Skorledam) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is partially in the municipality of Bergen, and partially in the municipality of Schagen.[3]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1569 as Schoorldam, and means "dam (in the Rekere river) near Schoorl".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1871AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022 . Statistics are for Bergen only.
  3. Web site: Schoorldam . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Schoorldam - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.