Berkhout is a village in the northwest

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. It is in the municipality of

Koggenland Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland. ...

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

, about west of

Hoorn Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...

History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Berchout, and means "deciduous forest of birch (''

Betula A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

'') trees". Berkhout developed in the 13th century as a

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

excavation village. The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church in

Renaissance Revival Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...

style built in 1884. The tower was added in 1886. Berkhout was home to 766 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1979 when it was merged into

Wester-Koggenland Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to form the new municipality ...

. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Notable people

Henk Jonker Hendrik Peter "Henk" Jonker (Berkhout, 23 November 1912 – Amsterdam, 24 September 2002) was a Dutch photographer. During World War II, he documented the impact of the German occupation of the Netherlands and after the war he started a press agenc ...

, photographer (1912–2002)

Gallery

File:Anna Hoeve, Berkhout.JPG, Farm Anna Hoeve File:Overzicht nieuwe boerderij in 1958, voorgevel en linker zijgevel - Berkhout - 20371809 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Berkhout

Climate

References

{{Authority control Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Koggenland