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Village in North Holland, Netherlands
Koedijk
Village
Koedijk - SluismolenKoedijk - Sluismolen
Coat of arms of KoedijkCoat of arms
Koedijk is located in NetherlandsKoedijkKoedijkLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of NetherlandsKoedijk is located in North HollandKoedijkKoedijkLocation in the province of North Holland in the NetherlandsShow map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°40′30″N 4°44′54″E / 52.67500°N 4.74833°E / 52.67500; 4.74833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityAlkmaar
Dijk en Waard
Area
 • Total4.71 km (1.82 sq mi)
Elevation−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population
 • Total2,695
 • Density570/km (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code1831 & 1832
Dialing code072

Koedijk is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is now part of both Alkmaar and of Dijk en Waard, but before 1972, those two parts were a separate municipality that was first mentioned in the 14th century. Koedijk is most famous for its annual gondelvaart (gondola parade) on the third Saturday of August.

The name Koedijk means cow dyke. The Coedijc was the dike that protected the village of Vronen from the waters of the Rekere (or Recker), a tidal stream that ran about where the Noordhollandsch Kanaal is now located.

The village of Vronen was completely abandoned in 1297. The population was displaced when the village was destroyed after the battle between West Friesland and Holland, and relocated to the Coedijc. The old area of Vronen belonged to the new parish of Koedijk from then on.

Koedijk is, as of 2017, the location of two of the five operational vlotbruggen ("float bridges"): Koedijkervlotbrug and Rekervlotbrug.

Notable people

Gallery

  • Retirement home Retirement home
  • Wooden Dutch Reformed church with steel belfry Wooden Dutch Reformed church with steel belfry
  • Floating bridge Floating bridge
  • Painting of Koedijk (1790) Painting of Koedijk (1790)

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022. Two entries; Alkmaar stats are combined with De Weijdt
  2. "Postcodetool for 1831AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. Until 2022 of Langedijk; this municipality merged with Heerhugowaard into Dijk en Waard.
  4. www.gondelvaartkoedijk.nl
  5. Fuykschot, Cornelia (1995). Hunger in Holland: Life During the Nazi Occupation. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-87975-987-9. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  6. "Johannes Buiskool". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Koedijk at Wikimedia Commons
Populated places in the municipality of Dijk en Waard
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List of cities, towns and villages in North Holland
Populated places in the municipality of Alkmaar
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