Sijbekarspel

Village in North Holland, Netherlands
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52°42′N 5°0′E / 52.700°N 5.000°E / 52.700; 5.000CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityMedemblikArea • Total5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)Elevation−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total920 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
1655[1]
Dialing code0229

Sijbekarspel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km northwest of Hoorn.

Sijbekarsel consists of one long road, with a ribbon of buildings around it. On the east, it is connected to Benningbroek.

History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Siboutskerspel, and means "parish of Sybout (person)."[3] Sijbekarspel developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with ridge turret. The nave dates from 1547. The wooden ridge turret was added in 1861 after the tower was demolished.[4]

Sijbekarspel was home to 372 people in 1840.[5] In 1887, a joint railway station with Benningbroek opened on the Hoorn to Medemblik railway line. The line closed in 1941.[6]

It was a separate municipality until 1979. On 1 January 1979 it merged with the municipalities of Abbekerk, Midwoud, Opperdoes and Twisk and the village of Hauwert into the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland. On 1 January 2007 Noorder-Koggenland merged with the municipalities of Medemblik and Wognum into Medemblik.[7]

Gallery

  • Farm in Sijbekarspel
    Farm in Sijbekarspel
  • Bust in Sijbekarspel
    Bust in Sijbekarspel
  • Little (derelict) farm worker's house
    Little (derelict) farm worker's house

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1655AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Sijbekarspel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Sijbekarspel" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Sijbekarspel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ "station Benningbroek- Sijbekarspel". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links

  • Municipality of Medemblik
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