Aagtdorp
Aagtdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːɣdɔr(ə)p]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Alkmaar.
The hamlet was first mentioned between 1215 and 1226 as Ekthorp, and could mean "settlement in the corner/border". Aagtdorp was home to 111 people in 1840. From the 1950s onwards, camp sites were established in Aagtdorp and it became a recreational area.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1871AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Aagtdorp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Aagtdorp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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