Eemdijk is a village on the river
Eem in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Nethe ...
. It is in the municipality of
Bunschoten
Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort. Its territory comprises the original municipality of Bunschoten (created in 1204 by the bishop of Utrecht) ...
, about 3 km west of Bunschoten-Spakenburg. Formerly, most of the population consisted of farmers or factory workers.
The village has a small
ferry, which is still in use (except on Sundays). The singer
Drs. P
Heinz Hermann Polzer (; 24 August 1919 – 13 June 2015), better known under his pseudonym Drs. P (), was a Swiss singer-songwriter, poet, and prose writer in the Dutch language.Zanger en plezierdichter Drs. P op 95-jarige leeftijd overleden, ''N ...
recorded the video clip for his song ''De veerpont'' ("The ferry") in Eemdijk.
It was first mentioned in the 18th century Dyk Huyse. The current name means dike on the
Eem. In 1840, it was home to 156 people.
Gallery
File:Pontsje oer de Iem nei Iemdyk.JPG, Village view
File:Iemdyk 7.JPG, Street of Eemdijk
File:Iemdyk 8.JPG, Streetview
File:Eembrugge - Eemdijk - Trafohuisje PUEM.jpg, Electricity house
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Bunschoten
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