Sijbekarspel 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

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 10 km northwest 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 ( ...

. Sijbekarsel consists of one long road, with a ribbon of buildings around it. On the east, it is connected to

Benningbroek Benningbroek is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Medemblik, North Holland about 40 km north of Amsterdam. On the western side, Benningbroek has merged with Sijbekarspel. The village was first menti ...

History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Siboutskerspel, and means "parish of Sybout (person)." Sijbekarspel developed in the 11th century as a

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

excavation settlement. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with ridge turret. The nave dates from 1547. The wooden ridge turret was added in 1861 after the tower was demolished. Sijbekarspel was home to 372 people in 1840. In 1887, a joint railway station with

opened on the

railway line. The line closed in 1941. It was a separate municipality until 1979. On 1 January 1979 it merged with the municipalities of

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 ...

Midwoud Midwoud is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 7 km north of Hoorn. History The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Midwoude, and means "middle ...

Opperdoes Opperdoes is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 12 km north of Hoorn. It has a certain fame for its local variety of potatoes, "Opperdoezer Ronde". The village was f ...

and

Twisk Twisk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km north of Hoorn. History It was first mentioned between 1243 and 1245 as Twisc, and means "between/on the border ...

and the village of

Hauwert Hauwert is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 7 km north of Hoorn. History Hauwert is thought to have been founded between 950 and 1050. It was first ...

into the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland. On 1 January 2007 Noorder-Koggenland merged with the municipalities of

and

Wognum Wognum () is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wognum received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1392 but lost them in 1426. In 2007 it merged with the municipalities of Medemblik a ...

into

Gallery

File:Sijbekarspel-skeipeboet.jpg, Farm in Sijbekarspel File:Borstbeeld in Sijbekarspel 01.jpg, Bust in Sijbekarspel File:Westerstraat 11, Sijbekarspel 01.jpg, Little (derelict) farm worker's house

References

External links

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