Eemdijk is a village on the river
Eem
The Eem (; formerly the Amer) is a river in the central Netherlands with a length of approximately .
The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of Veluwe creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek, the Barneveldse Beek ...
in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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People E ...
province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
. It is in the municipality of
Bunschoten
Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort. Its territory comprises the original municipality of Bunschoten (created in 1204 by the ...
, about 3 km west of Bunschoten-Spakenburg. Formerly, most of the population consisted of farmers or factory workers.
The village has a small
ferry
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...
, which is still in use (except on Sundays). The singer
Drs. P
Heinz Hermann Polzer (; 24 August 1919 – 13 June 2015), better known under his pseudonym Drs. P (), was a Swiss singer-songwriter, poet, and prose writer in the Dutch language.Zanger en plezierdichter Drs. P op 95-jarige leeftijd overleden, '' ...
recorded the video clip for his song ''De veerpont'' ("The ferry") in Eemdijk.
It was first mentioned in the 18th century Dyk Huyse. The current name means dike on the
Eem
The Eem (; formerly the Amer) is a river in the central Netherlands with a length of approximately .
The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of Veluwe creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek, the Barneveldse Beek ...
. In 1840, it was home to 156 people.
Gallery
File:Pontsje oer de Iem nei Iemdyk.JPG, Village view
File:Iemdyk 7.JPG, Street of Eemdijk
File:Iemdyk 8.JPG, Streetview
File:Eembrugge - Eemdijk - Trafohuisje PUEM.jpg, Electricity house
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Bunschoten
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