Sint Maartensbrug is a village in the

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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

Schagen Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received City rights in the Nethe ...

, and lies about 14 km northwest of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1613 as "Sinte Maertensbrugge", and means "bridge (over the Groote Sloot on the road to)

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". Sint Maartensbrug is a cross shaped village which appeared shortly after the area 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 1596 and 1597. It consists of a linear settlement along the Groote Sloot and another linear settlement along the road. The Dutch Reformed church is a wide aisleless church with wooden tower which was built in 1696. The ''polder'' mill N-G or Noorder G was probably built in the second half of the 17th century. It was in service until 1958 when it was replaced by a Diesel powered pumping station. Between 1969 and 1972, the windmill was restored and is frequently in service on a voluntary basis.

Gallery

File:Sint Maartensbrug - Grote Sloot 173.jpg, Farm in Sint Maartensbrug File:Sint Maartensbrug - Molen Noorder-G en omgeving.jpg, Windmill Noorder-G File:Groote Sloot 239 - Sint Maartensbrug - huize Brandwijck.jpg, Farm in Sint Maartensbrug File:Grote Sloot, Sint Maartensbrug (2007-01-05).jpg, View on Sint Maartenbrug along the Groote Sloot

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Schagen Populated places in North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub

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