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Noord-Scharwoude

Coordinates: 52°42′N 4°49′E / 52.700°N 4.817°E / 52.700; 4.817
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Noord-Scharwoude
Village
War memorial in Noord-Scharwoude
War memorial in Noord-Scharwoude
Noord-Scharwoude is located in Netherlands
Noord-Scharwoude
Noord-Scharwoude
Location in the Netherlands
Noord-Scharwoude is located in North Holland
Noord-Scharwoude
Noord-Scharwoude
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°42′N 4°49′E / 52.700°N 4.817°E / 52.700; 4.817
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityDijk en Waard
Area
 • Total4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total6,025
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1723[1]
Dialing code0226

Noord-Scharwoude (West Frisian: Noôrd-Skerwou) is a village in the municipality of Dijk en Waard in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.

History

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The village was first mentioned in 1094 as Bernardeskercha. The current name means "northern forest belonging to Schoorl". Noord (north) was added to distinguish from Zuid-Scharwoude.[3] Noord-Scharwoude developed in the 11th century as a linear settlement on a dike.[4]

The Catholic John the Baptist church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1905 and 1906 as a replacement of an 1856 church.[4]

Noord-Scharwoude was home to 634 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when the new municipality Langedijk was created.[6] There used to be a tram line to Alkmaar which was used to transport vegetables to the auction in the village. In 1934, the tram line closed and was reconstructed as a road.[4] The auction no longer exist, and has been converted in apartment buildings. In 2022, Noord-Scharwoude became part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard.[5]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1723AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Noord-Scharwoude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Noord-Scharwoude" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Noord-Scharwoude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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