Winkel is a village in the

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province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 11 km north of

Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. Heerhugowaard was previously a municipality, which merged ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1289 as Winckele, and means "enclosed piece of land". Winkel developed in the Middle Ages as a

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excavation settlement. It was largely destroyed in 1519, and suffered a fire in 1649. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless with needle spire in a neoclassic style. It was built 1845 as a replacement for the medieval church. The tower was rebuilt in 1867. The Kremlin is a garden with

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some of which are over tall. Winkel was home to 660 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with

Niedorp Niedorp (; West Frisian (dialect), West Frisian: ''Nierup'') is a former municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia. Niedorp, as well as Barsingerhorn, loc ...

. In 2012, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Overzicht smederij - Winkel - 20375188 - RCE.jpg, Former forge File:Voormalig raadhuis, Winkel.jpg, Former town hall File:Lucaskerk in Winkel.JPG, Dutch Reformed church

References

Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Hollands Kroon {{NorthHolland-geo-stub