Lambertschaag is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

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

Medemblik Medemblik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer. History Medemblik was a prosperous ...

, and lies about 12 km north 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 ( ...

. The village of Lambertschaag is built along one road, going from

Abbekerk Abbekerk is a small city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 9 km north of Hoorn. History Abbekerk was first mentioned around 1312 as Abbenkerke, and means "(private) chur ...

on the south to the

Wieringermeer Wieringermeer () is a former municipality and a polder in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since 2012 Wieringermeer has been a part of the new municipality of Hollands Kroon. Population centres The former municipality of Wie ...

polder on the north.

History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Lambrechtscoch, and is a combination of "land on water" and

Lambert of Maastricht Lambert of Maastricht, commonly referred to as Saint Lambert ( la, Lambertus; Middle Dutch: ''Sint-Lambrecht''; li, Lambaer, Baer, Bert(us); 636 – c. 705 AD) was the bishop of Maastricht-Liège (Tongeren) from about 670 until his death. Lam ...

, the patron saint of the village. Lambertschaag developed in the late-11th century as a

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excavation village of

. It used to have a little fishing harbour until the

was ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...

ed'' between 1929 and 1930. The former Dutch Reformed church which is colloquially called the green church is a single aisled with a wooden ridge turret. It dates from around 1500. The ridge turret was added around 1740. The church is nowadays used for cultural activities, expositions and concerts. Lambertschaag was home to 226 people in 1840. In 1887, a combined railway station with

opened on the

railway line. The railway line closed in 1941.

Gallery

File:2320180704 Koggenhuis Lambertschaag.jpg, The Koggenhuis File:20180704 Het Wagenwiel Lambertschaag.jpg, Pub in Lambertschaag File:1620180704 langs Pannepad.jpg, Cows in the field File:Lambertskaach, Lambertustsjerke (ek 'Griene Tsjerkje').jpg, The green church of Lambertschaag

References

{{Authority control Populated places in North Holland Medemblik