Dirkshorn
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°45′N 4°47′E / 52.750°N 4.783°E / 52.750; 4.783 (2021)[1]
1746[1]
Dirkshorn (West Frisian: Durkshorn) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 9 km north of Heerhugowaard.
The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Dierickshorn, and means "corner of Dierick (person)".[3] Dirkshorn is a dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is a Gothic Revival church which was built in 1868 to replace the 1659 church.[4]
Gallery
- Dutch Reformed church
- Farm in Dirkshorn
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1746AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Dirkshorn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Dirkshorn" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Schagen
- Burgerbrug
- Callantsoog
- Dirkshorn
- Eenigenburg
- Groenveld
- Groote Keeten [nl]
- Krabbendam
- Oudesluis
- Petten
- Schagerbrug
- Sint Maarten
- Sint Maartensbrug
- Sint Maartensvlotbrug
- Stroet
- Tuitjenhorn
- Valkkoog
- Waarland
- Warmenhuizen
- 't Zand
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