Westeinde is a hamlet in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Enkhuizen
Enkhuizen () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
History
Enkhuizen, like Hoorn and Amsterdam, was one of the harbor-towns of the VOC, from where overseas trade wi ...
in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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 ...
.
Westeinde is located exactly between
Bovenkarspel
Bovenkarspel is a town in the municipality of Stede Broec in the Dutch province of North Holland. Until 1979, it was a separate municipality.
Legionella outbreak
In March 1999 an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred during a flower exhibit ...
and the former city wall of
Enkhuizen
Enkhuizen () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
History
Enkhuizen, like Hoorn and Amsterdam, was one of the harbor-towns of the VOC, from where overseas trade wi ...
, adjacent to the
Koepoort. Formally, Westeinde is a part of Enkhuizen. Westeinde is the most eastern point of
De Streek.
Westeinde arose as a habitation just outside Enkhuizen's city walls. To this day, all along the road to which Westeinde originated are houses and businesses. The most important businesses in Westeinde are seed companies.
Gallery
File:Westeinde, Enkhuizen2.jpg, The formal Royal Sluis, one of the seed companies in Westeinde.
References
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Enkhuizen
Populated places in North Holland