Koedijk is a village in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the province of
North Holland
North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...
. It is now part of both
Alkmaar
Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...
and of
Dijk en Waard, but before 1972, those two parts were a separate municipality that was first mentioned in the 14th century. Koedijk is most famous for its annual ''gondelvaart'' (gondola parade) on the third Saturday of August.
The name ''Koedijk'' means ''cow dyke''. The Coedijc was the dike that protected the village of
Vronen from the waters of the
Rekere (or Recker), a tidal stream that ran about where the
Noordhollandsch Kanaal is now located.
The village of Vronen was completely abandoned in 1297. The population was displaced when the village was destroyed after the battle between
West Friesland and Holland, and relocated to the Coedijc. The old area of Vronen belonged to the new parish of Koedijk from then on.
Koedijk is, , the location of two of the five operational
vlotbruggen ("float bridges"): Koedijkervlotbrug and Rekervlotbrug.
Notable people
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Johannes Megapolensis (1603–1670), missionary to the
Mohawk people
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in
New Netherland
New Netherland () was a colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod. Settlements were established in what became the states ...
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Jan Buiskool (1899–1960), lawyer and Prime Minister of Suriname
Gallery
File:Zonnehof tehuis eetzaal, hoek Zonneweid Tussen ongeveer de jaren 1960 en 1990 heeft de Afdeling Monu - RAA-DMGA-01805 - RAA Elsinga.jpg, Retirement home
File:Houten zaalkerk met op de voorgrond een vrijstaande stalen klokkentoren - Koedijk - 20396715 - RCE.jpg, Wooden Dutch Reformed church with steel belfry
File:FloatingBridgeKoedijk.jpg, Floating bridge
File:Koedijk 1790 (25325018974).jpg, Painting of Koedijk (1790)
References
External links
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Populated places in North Holland
Former municipalities of North Holland
Geography of Dijk en Waard
Alkmaar