Houtdijken
Houtdijken is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km northeast of Woerden.
Houtdijken is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1307 as In Hofdijc, and means "parcel of land on a dike". The name was later reinterpreted as hout (wood). Houtdijken has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 243 people. Nowadays it consists of about 20 houses including a retirement home with 12 apartments.
Gallery
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Farm in Houtdijken -
Langscape near Houtdijken
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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- ^ "Postcode Houtdijk in Kamerik". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Houtdijken - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Houtdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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