Noord-Scharwoude

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

52°42′N 4°49′E / 52.700°N 4.817°E / 52.700; 4.817CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityDijk en WaardArea

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• Total4.12 km² (1.59 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total6,025 • Density1,500/km² (3,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1723^[1]

Dialing code0226

Noord-Scharwoude (West Frisian: Noôrd-Skerwou) is a village in the municipality of Dijk en Waard in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1094 as Bernardeskercha. The current name means "northern forest belonging to Schoorl". Noord (north) was added to distinguish from Zuid-Scharwoude.^[3] Noord-Scharwoude developed in the 11th century as a linear settlement on a dike.^[4]

The Catholic John the Baptist church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1905 and 1906 as a replacement of an 1856 church.^[4]

Noord-Scharwoude was home to 634 people in 1840.^[5] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when the new municipality Langedijk was created.^[6] There used to be a tram line to Alkmaar which was used to transport vegetables to the auction in the village. In 1934, the tram line closed and was reconstructed as a road.^[4] The auction no longer exist, and has been converted in apartment buildings. In 2022, Noord-Scharwoude became part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard.^[5]

Gallery

Former canning factory
Shop in Noord-Scharwoude
Houses in Noord-Scharwoude
John the Baptist church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1723AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Noord-Scharwoude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Noord-Scharwoude" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Noord-Scharwoude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.