Zwaagdijk-Oost (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʋaːɣdɛik ˈoːst]) is a linear settlement in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Medemblik.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1319 as buten den Zuoechdyc, and means "the dike belonging to Zwaag. Zwaagdijk-Oost is the settlement on the eastern side of the dike, Zwaagdijk-West is on the western side.[4] In 1954, the Catholic St Jozef church was built in Zwaagdijk-Oost.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1684NC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Zwaagdijk-Oost" (in Dutch). Plaatsengids.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  4. ^ "Zwaagdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Zwaagdijk-Oost". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwaagdijk-Oost
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