Midwoud is a village in the

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province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 7 km north of

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History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Midwoude, and means "middle forest". Middle is used, because it is located between Oostwoud and Nibbixwoud. Midwoud developed in the Late Middle Ages as a

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excavation settlement. In 1984, the Dutch Reformed church burnt down, and only the neoclassic church tower from 1867 remained. A new church was built in 1987 near the old church leaving the tower detached. Midwoud was home to 218 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality. In 1979, the area of that municipality became part of Noorder-Koggenland and

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. In 1990, houses were built in the area between Midwoud and Oostwoud, thus forming a single build-up area. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Midwouder Dorpsstraat 28, Midwoud.JPG, Farm in Midwoud File:Kerktoren, Midwoud.JPG, Church tower of Midwoud File:Midwouder Dorpsstraat 24, Midwoud.JPG, Former mayor's residence File:Gezicht op voorgevel met vrouwenbeeld in het middenrisaliet - Midwoud - 20406569 - RCE.jpg, House in Midwoud

References

Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Medemblik {{NorthHolland-geo-stub