Zwaagdijk-Oost

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

Zwaagdijk-Oost

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Zwaagdijk-Oost

Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands

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Coordinates: 52°42′17″N 5°7′57″E﻿ / ﻿52.70472°N 5.13250°E﻿ / 52.70472; 5.13250
Country| Netherlands
Province| North Holland
Municipality| Medemblik
Area

[1]

• Total| 8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| −1.3 m (−4.3 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total| 1,155
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

1681, 1682 & 1684[1]

Dialing code| 0228

Zwaagdijk-Oost (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈoːst]) is a linear settlement in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Medemblik.[3]

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.[4] In 1954, the Catholic St Jozef church was built in Zwaagdijk-Oost.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1684NC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
3. ^ "Zwaagdijk-Oost" (in Dutch). Plaatsengids.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
4. ^ "Zwaagdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
5. ^ "Zwaagdijk-Oost". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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Populated places in the municipality of Medemblik

Towns|

* Medemblik

Villages|

* Abbekerk
* Andijk
* Benningbroek
* Hauwert
* Lambertschaag
* Midwoud
* Nibbixwoud
* Onderdijk [nl]
* Oostwoud
* Opperdoes
* Sijbekarspel
* Twisk
* Wadway (partially)
* Wervershoof
* Wognum
* Zwaagdijk-Oost
* Zwaagdijk-West

Hamlets|

* Bangert

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