Sint Maarten | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Harenkarspel - Sint Maarten.svg |
Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint Maarten in the former municipality of Harenkarspel.--> |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Schagen |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.7 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.98 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 945 |
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: | 1744 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0224 |
Coordinates: | 52.7667°N 49°W |
Sint Maarten (West Frisian: Simmer) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km north of Alkmaar.
The village was first mentioned in 1289 as Niwelant. The current name is a reference to Martin of Tours.[3] Sint Maarten developed in the 13th century along the West-Frisian sea dike. A church was built in 1462, but was destroyed in 1799. In 1875, a new church was built and demolished in 1960.[4]
Sint Maarten was home to 246 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Harenkarspel. Harenkarspel merged with Schagen in 2013.[5]