Oostknollendam

Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°31′2″N 4°47′25″E / 52.51722°N 4.79028°E / 52.51722; 4.79028CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityWormerlandArea
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 • Total5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi)Elevation
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−1.8 m (−5.9 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total565 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
1534[1]
Dialing code0222

Oostknollendam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wormerland, and lies about 17 km north west of Amsterdam.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1529 as "tot Knollendam", and means "eastern end of the dam". Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from Westknollendam".[4]

Oost-Knollendam was home to 169 people in 1840.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1534NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Distance Oost-Knollendam, NLD -> Amsterdam, NLD". Distance.to (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Oost-Knollendam". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Oost-Knollendam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.


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