Etersheim is a hamlet in the

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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 ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam () is a municipality in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, primarily consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam. It is situated on the western shore of the Markermeer, just north of Waterland. In 2019, it ...

, and lies about 2 kilometers northeast of

Oosthuizen Oosthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend. History The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "in Asthusa minore", ...

. Etersheim was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1848, when it was merged with

. Etersheim is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under

. Etersheim has place name signs. It was home to 45 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists about 25 houses. It was first mentioned in 1277 as Eitersem. The etymology is unclear. It used to be a village, but disappeared in the former

Zuiderzee The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling ''Zuyderzee'' or ''Zuyder Zee'') was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an o ...

(nowadays:

IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; fy, Iselmar, nds-nl, Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with an a ...

). A new village was built within the dike. The old village church from 1730 was demolished in 1901, and used to construct the new church. The church was in service until 1971. In 1975, it was bought by the

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and was in service for a couple of years. It is now a residential home. The tower was partially demolished in 1984, because it was unstable.

Gallery

File:Oude Kerk Etersheim voor 1900.jpg, The Old Church of Etersheim (before 1900) File:Dik Trom Museum.jpg, Dik Trom Museum File:'Het kerkje van Etersheim' Oosthuizen (35750683014).jpg, Current Church of Etersheim File:Etersheim, overzicht.JPG, Street view

References

Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Geography of Edam-Volendam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub