Wadway (West Frisian: Wadwei) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer and Medemblik.[3] It is located about 7 km northwest of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Waddeweye, and means "road" and "fordable place".[4] Wadway declared its independence in 1796, and is nicknamed Republiek. Wadway was home to 100 people in 1840.[3]

The former Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church. The tower was built around 1450. It started to deteriorate in the 20th century, and was used a stable for sheep by a farmer. In 1966, the church was bought by Stichting Wadway. It was restored and opened in 1969 as a theatre church.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022. Statistics are for Opmeer only
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1715AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Wadway". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Wadway - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadway
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