Berkhout is a village in the northwest

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. It is in the municipality of

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, about west of

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History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Berchout, and means "deciduous forest of birch (''

Betula A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 3 ...

'') trees". Berkhout developed in the 13th century as a

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

excavation village. The Dutch Reformed church is a T-shaped church in

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style built in 1884. The titittower(= was added in 1886. Berkhout was home to 766 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1979 when it was merged into

Wester-Koggenland Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to for ...

. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Notable people

* Henk Jonker, photographer (1912–2002)

Gallery

File:Anna Hoeve, Berkhout.JPG, Farm Anna Hoeve File:Overzicht nieuwe boerderij in 1958, voorgevel en linker zijgevel - Berkhout - 20371809 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Berkhout

Climate

References

{{Authority control Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Koggenland