Kamerik-Mijzijde, also just called Mijzijde, is a hamlet 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 fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...
, and lies about 4 km north of the city of Woerden.
It consists of a number of farms some distance west from the villages of
Kamerik
Kamerik is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht ...
and
Kanis.
Between 1818 and 1857, Kamerik-Mijzijde was the name of a separate municipality, covering the western half of the later municipality of Kamerik.
It was first mentioned in 1427 as Camerick mitter nyezyde, and means "side of the
Meye (river)". Mijzijde is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under
Kamerik
Kamerik is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht ...
.
Mijzijde has no place name signs and contains about 60 houses.
Gallery
File:In de verte zien we de kwakel over de Kameriksche Wetering bij de Mijzijde.jpg, View on the bridge
File:Boerderij in buurtschap Mijzijde te noorden van de stad Woerden in de provincie Utrecht.jpg, Street view
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Woerden
1818 establishments in the Netherlands
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