Blokker is a village in the northwest

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, in the province of

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 ...

and the region of West Friesland.

History and geography

Blokker consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality 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 ( ...

, and Oosterblokker in

Drechterland Drechterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its o ...

. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village was one of the locations of the only three concerts on Dutch soil by

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

, during their 1964 world tour. That they played in Blokker was due to Ben Essing, the son of the mayor. Essing had also managed to get other acts to play in the Blokker auction hall, and organized a "Dutch Teener Fest" in 1964 and 1965, which made international headlines.

Transportation

There is a regular bus service to

Hoorn railway station Hoorn is the main railway station of the town of Hoorn, Netherlands. Overview The station opened on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway line. On 6 June 1885 the line was extended to Enkhuizen. Other lines that opened were the Hoo ...

, which is, along with

Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station Hoorn Kersenboogerd () is a suburban railway station, in the Kersenboogerd district in Hoorn, Netherlands. The station opened on 29 May 1983, and is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway The Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway is a railway line in the Net ...

, the closest station to Blokker.

Gallery

File:De Krijgsman, Oosterblokker.JPG, Mill: ''De Krijgsman'' in the eastern part of the village. File:De Barmhartige Samaritaan, Westerblokker.JPG, Farmhouse ''De Barmhartige Samaritaan'' in the western part of the village. File:Beatles monument, Blokker.JPG, Monument for the two concerts given by The Beatles. File:Beatles_stage_Blokker.jpg, Beatles stage, made with produce crates. Rebuilt for 50th anniversary, 2014.

References

Former municipalities of North Holland Hoorn Drechterland Populated places in North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub