Hoogwoud (;
West Frisian: ''Hougwoud'') is a small city in the
Dutch province of
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Opmeer, and lies about northeast of
Heerhugowaard.
History
Hoogwoud was first mentioned in 1289 as Officii de Alta Silua, and means "high forest". According to legend,
Redbad, King of the Frisians was baptised in Hoogwoud in 718 by
Wulfram of Sens
Saint Wulfram of Sens or Saint Wulfram of Fontenelle (also Vuilfran, Wulfrann, Wolfran; la, Wulframnus; french: Vulfran or ''Vulphran''; c. 640 – 20 March 703) was the Archbishop of Sens. His life was recorded eleven years after he died by t ...
.
Hoogwoud developed in the Middle Ages as a
peat excavation settlement. Hoogwoud received
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
in 1414.
The medieval castle was demolished around 1700.
The Dutch Reformed church is wide single aisled church with a needle spire. The bottom of the tower dates from shortly after 1472. It received its current height in 1886. The Catholic St Johannes Geboorte Church is a three aisled basilica-like church between 1863 and 1865 and designed by Th. Molkenboer. His son W.B.G. Molkenboer designed the tower in 1865.
The ''polder'' mill De Lage Hoek was built in 1891. In 1942, a pumping station was installed next to the windmill. It was restored between 1972 and 1973 and is frequently in service.
Hoogwoud was home to 165 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged with
Opmeer.
Geography
Hoogwoud is located at in middle of the municipality of
Opmeer in the province of
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
in the
Netherlands. It is situated north of the population centers of Opmeer and
Spanbroek.
Gallery
File:Hoogwoud Molen De Vier Winden met gemaal.jpg, Windmill De Lage Hoek with pumping station
File:Protestantske tsjerke fan Heechwâld.jpg, Dutch Reformed church
File:Burgemeester Hoogenboomlaan 22, Hoogwoud3.JPG, Former town hall
File:Overzicht van de voorgevel van de boerderij - Hoogwoud - 20381556 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Hoogwoud
References
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Former municipalities of North Holland
Opmeer
Populated places in North Holland