Zwaagdijk-West
Zwaagdijk-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈʋɛst]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 3 km north of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned in 1319 as buten den Zuoechdyc, and means "the dike belonging to Zwaag. Zwaagdijk-Oost is the settlement on the eastern side of the dike, Zwaagdijk-West is on the western side. In 1929, the Catholic Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in Zwaagdijk-West.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1685PB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Zwaagdijk-West". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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