| West-Graftdijk | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Graft-De Rijp - West-Graftdijk.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of West-Graftdijk in the former municipality of Graft-De Rijp.--> |
| 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: | Alkmaar |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 745 |
| 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: | 1486 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 072 |
| Coordinates: | 52.55°N 52°W |
West-Graftdijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkmaar, and lies about 10 km south of the city of Alkmaar. The village has a small historical church, and to the north there is the bird area Eilandspolder.
The village was first mentioned in 1578 as "Graefdyeck ofte Vuylen Graft", and means "dike on (de Vuylen) Graft River". West- has been added to distinguish from Oost-Graftdijk.[3] West-Graftdijk developed on the former island in the second half of the 16th century after a dike was built around the lake.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with wooden tower which was built on a terp (artificial living hill) in 1651. The church was extensively modified in 1792.[4] West-Graftdijk was home to 465 people in 1840.[5]