Zandwerven Explained

Zandwerven
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Opmeer - Zandwerven.svg
Map Caption1:Zandwerven 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
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.4
Area Total Km2:2.79
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:115
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:52.6833°N 61°W

Zandwerven (West Frisian: Sandwerfen) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 8 km east of Heerhugowaard.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1653 as "op Sandwerven", and means "terp (artificial living hill) on the sand". Zandwerven is the site of a Neolithic settlement, and artefacts have been recovered from 1,700 Before Christ.[3]

Zandwerven has place name signs. It was home to 108 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1715AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 May 2022 . combined with Lutkedijk.
  3. Web site: Zandwerven - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 May 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Zandwerven . Plaatsengids . 1 May 2022 . nl.