| Wadway | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Opmeer - Wadway.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Wadway in the municipality of Opmeer.--> |
| 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: | Opmeer Medemblik |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.55 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 180 |
| 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: | 1715 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0226 |
| Coordinates: | 52.6917°N 4.9797°W |
Wadway (West Frisian: Wadwei) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer and Medemblik.[3] It is located about 7 km northwest of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Waddeweye, and means "road" and "fordable place".[4] Wadway declared its independence in 1796, and is nicknamed Republiek. Wadway was home to 100 people in 1840.[3]
The former Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church. The tower was built around 1450. It started to deteriorate in the 20th century, and was used a stable for sheep by a farmer. In 1966, the church was bought by Stichting Wadway. It was restored and opened in 1969 as a theatre church.[3]