Oudendijk is a village in the Dutch 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

Koggenland Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland. ...

, and lies about southwest 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 ( ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1423 or 1424 as "binnen den Ban van Oudendyc", and means "old dike". Oudendijk developed along the dike in the 12th century. During the 13th century, the

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around to the north was excavated. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with ridge turret which was built in 1649 to replace a 15th century church. Oudendijk was home to 346 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when the new municipality of

Wester-Koggenland Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to form the new municipality ...

was created. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Overzicht dakruiter, zuidgevel met houten kerkramen en oostgevel - Oudendijk - 20405811 - RCE.jpg, Dutch Reformed church

References

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