Sint Maarten, North Holland Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1744EG . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 May 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: Sint Maarten - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 May 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Sint Maarten . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 2006 . nl . 1 May 2022.
  5. Web site: Sint Maarten . Plaatsengids . 1 May 2022 . nl.