Dirkshorn

Dirkshorn
Village
Former town hall
Dirkshorn Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Dirkshorn Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°45′N 4°47′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Schagen
Area [1]
• Total	10.17 km^2 (3.93 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,550
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1746[1]
Dialing code	0224

Dirkshorn (West Frisian: Durkshorn) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 9 km north of Heerhugowaard.

The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Dierickshorn, and means "corner of Dierick (person)".^[3] Dirkshorn is a dike village which developed in the Late Middle Ages.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a Gothic Revival church which was built in 1868 to replace the 1659 church.^[4]

Gallery

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  Dutch Reformed church
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  Farm in Dirkshorn

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 1746AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
3. "Dirkshorn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
4. Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Dirkshorn" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 1 May 2022.