Zwaagdijk-West Explained

Zwaagdijk-West
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Wognum - Zwaagdijk-West.png
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Zwaagdijk-West in the municipality of Wognum.-->
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:Medemblik
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-1.5
Area Total Km2:1.52
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:585
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:1685
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0228
Coordinates:52.6758°N 5.0592°W

Zwaagdijk-West (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈʋɛst/) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 3 km north of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1319 as buten den Zuoechdyc, and means "the dike belonging to Zwaag. Zwaagdijk-Oost is the settlement on the eastern side of the dike, Zwaagdijk-West is on the western side.[3] In 1929, the Catholic Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in Zwaagdijk-West.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1685PB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Zwaagdijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 May 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Zwaagdijk-West . Plaatsengids . 1 May 2022 . nl.