Watergang (, literally "watercourse") is a village in the northwest

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. It is located in the municipality of

Waterland Waterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It is well-known for comprising the touristy towns of Broek in Waterland and M ...

, North Holland, about seven kilometres (four miles) north of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

, on the east bank of the Noordhollandsch Kanaal. The village was first mentioned in 1343 as "van waterganghe", and means canal. It refers to the waterway between

Monnickendam Monnickendam () is a city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the Markermeer, about southeast of Purmerend. It received city rights in 1355 and was damaged by the fir ...

and

. The canal developed during the

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 efficient ...

excavation of the 12th century, and Watergang developed as a linear settlement along the canal. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1642 and was restored in 1832.

People from Watergang

* Alexander Johan Berman, Dutch Reformed Minister of Watergang *

Simon Berman Simon Berman (April 24, 1861 – October 19, 1934) was the mayor of Kwadijk, Middelie, Warder, Schagen, Bedum, and Alblasserdam in the Netherlands. He was the first mayor of Kwadijk, Middelie, and Warder to actually live in one of those villag ...

, Watergang-born mayor 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 and the province of North Holland. It received city rights in 1415. In 2013, Schagen merged wit ...

, Bedum, and

Alblasserdam Alblasserdam () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of , of which is water, and has a population of as of . Alblasserdam is officially a part of the Drechtsteden region. A po ...

Gallery

Image:Watergang, kerk in straatzicht foto3 2011-04-17 14.03.JPG, Watergang, church in the street File:Dorpsstraat 55, Watergang 01.jpg, Farm in Watergang File:Reversed Rising.jpg, Tree in Watergang

References

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