Zwaagdijk-Oost
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°42′17″N 5°7′57″E / 52.70472°N 5.13250°E / 52.70472; 5.13250[1]
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(2021)[1]
1681, 1682 & 1684[1]
Zwaagdijk-Oost (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈoːst]) is a linear settlement in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Medemblik.[3]
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.[4] In 1954, the Catholic St Jozef church was built in Zwaagdijk-Oost.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1684NC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk-Oost" (in Dutch). Plaatsengids.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk-Oost". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Medemblik
- Abbekerk
- Andijk
- Benningbroek
- Hauwert
- Lambertschaag
- Midwoud
- Nibbixwoud
- Onderdijk [nl]
- Oostwoud
- Opperdoes
- Sijbekarspel
- Twisk
- Wadway (partially)
- Wervershoof
- Wognum
- Zwaagdijk-Oost
- Zwaagdijk-West
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