Uitdam is a village in the Dutch 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 a part of the municipality of

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, and lies on the coast of the

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, about 12 km northeast of

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. The village was first mentioned in 1345 as Udam, and means "damn outside the dike". Uitdam and neighbouring Zuiderwoude formed a ''

heerlijkheid A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch language, Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and Judiciary, judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking ...

'' in 1628 which existed until 1811. Uitdam was home to 88 people in 1840. The first church was built in the 17th century. The current church dates from 1937. The village is known for its role in the 17th century where the fishers and craftsman in the village performed parttime as workers for the "Scheepskamelen". These scheepskamelen were used to pull sailing ships into the Amsterdam harbor through shallow waters.

Gallery

File:Kerk Uitdam1.jpg, Church in Uitdam File:Kerk Uitdam2.jpg, Goat in Uitdam File:Waterland, Amsterdam, Netherlands - panoramio (38).jpg, Farm in Uitdam

References

Populated places in North Holland Waterland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub