Koedijk is a village in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the 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 now a part of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

and of

Dijk en Waard Dijk en Waard (West Frisian Dutch: ''Doik en Weard/Weerd'' or ''Dìk en Weard/Weerd'') is a municipality in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, the Netherlands, formed from the merger of Heerhugowaard and Langedijk. The m ...

, but before 1972 those two parts were a separate municipality first mentioned in the 14th century. Koedijk is most famous for its annual Gondelvaart (gondola parade). This gondelvaart is held every year on the 3rd Saturday in August. The name ''Koedijk'' means ''cow dyke''. The Coedijc was the dike that protected the village of

Vronen Vronen is a former village in the West Friesland region of North Holland. Its location is in the current municipality of Sint Pancras. The Battle of Vronen was fought on March 27, 1297, between the combined armies of the Counties of Holland and ...

from the waters of the Rekere (or Recker), a tidal stream that ran about where the

Noordhollandsch Kanaal The Noordhollandsch Kanaal ("Great North Holland Canal") is a canal originally meant for ocean-going ships. It is located in North Holland, Netherlands. The canal was of great significance in Dutch history. Location The canal is about 75 ki ...

is now located. The village of Vronen was completely abandoned in 1297. The population was displaced when the village was destroyed after the battle between West Friesland and Holland, and relocated to the Coedijc. The old area of Vronen belonged to the new parish of Koedijk from then on. Koedijk is, , the location of two of the five operational

vlotbrug Vlotbrug (plural, nl, vlotbruggen) translates from Dutch into English as "float bridge". In its broadest sense, it includes pontoon bridges. In a narrower sense, it includes floating swing bridges which pivot either centrally or from one or both ba ...

gen ("float bridges"): Koedijkervlotbrug and Rekervlotbrug.

Notable people

Johannes Megapolensis Johannes Megapolensis (1603–1670) was a ''dominie'' (pastor) of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York state in the United States), beginning in 1642. Serving for several years at Fort Orange (present ...

(1603–1670), missionary to the

Mohawk people The Mohawk people ( moh, Kanienʼkehá꞉ka) are the most easterly section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. They are an Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, with communities in southeastern Canada and northern Ne ...

New Netherland New Netherland ( nl, Nieuw Nederland; la, Novum Belgium or ) was a 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that was located on the East Coast of the United States, east coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territor ...

Jan Buiskool Jan Buiskool (15 September 1899 – 30 October 1960) was Surinamese Prime Minister and judge in Suriname, the Netherlands and Tangier. Biography Buiskool was born as Johannes Ate Eildert Buiskool on 15 September 1899 in Koedijk, Netherlands. His ...

(1899–1960), lawyer and Prime Minister of Suriname

Gallery

File:Zonnehof tehuis eetzaal, hoek Zonneweid Tussen ongeveer de jaren 1960 en 1990 heeft de Afdeling Monu - RAA-DMGA-01805 - RAA Elsinga.jpg, Retirement home File:Houten zaalkerk met op de voorgrond een vrijstaande stalen klokkentoren - Koedijk - 20396715 - RCE.jpg, Wooden Dutch Reformed church with steel belfry File:FloatingBridgeKoedijk.jpg, Floating bridge File:Koedijk 1790 (25325018974).jpg, Painting of Koedijk (1790)

References

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* {{Authority control Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Geography of Dijk en Waard Alkmaar