Oostknollendam is a village in the
Dutch
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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
Wormerland
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Population centres
The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
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, and lies about 17 km north west of
Amsterdam
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.
The village was first mentioned in 1529 as "tot Knollendam", and means "eastern end of the dam". Oost (east) has been added to distinguish from
Westknollendam".
Oost-Knollendam was home to 169 people in 1840.
References
Populated places in North Holland
Wormerland
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