Zwaagdijk-West () is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
North Holland
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Medemblik
Medemblik () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer.
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, and lies about 3 km north of
Hoorn
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.
The village was first mentioned in 1319 as buten den Zuoechdyc, and means "the dike belonging to
Zwaag.
Zwaagdijk-Oost is the settlement on the eastern side of the dike, Zwaagdijk-West is on the western side.
In 1929, the Catholic Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built in Zwaagdijk-West.
References
Populated places in North Holland
Medemblik
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