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Jisp, in older forms Gispe (1328, 1387), Gyspe (1344), is named after a river with the same name, that had an open connection to the North Sea. Its river name is a composite of 'gis' and 'apa'. The first part means 'gisten', to foam. The second part has the meaning of water, indicating a place where by tidal influences foaming water occurred.
Winkel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 11 km north of Heerhugowaard. History. The village was first mentioned in 1289 as Winckele, and means "enclosed piece of land". Winkel developed in the Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement. It was largely ...
Castricum. Time zone. UTC+1 ( CET) • Summer ( DST) UTC+2 ( CEST) Boekel is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and lies about 5 km south of Alkmaar. Until January 1, 2002, Boekel belonged to the municipality of Akersloot. It had a population of about 10 in 2001.
Westzaan is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad , and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem . It is located west of Zaandam , Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk , southwest of Wormer , southeast of Krommenie and south and southeast of Assendelft .
Schoten, North Holland. Coordinates: 52°24′25″N 4°38′33″E. Coat of Arms of Schoten. Schoten ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxoːtə (n)] ⓘ) is a former village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It was located between Haarlem and Santpoort . Schoten was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1927, when it was merged with Haarlem. [1]
Edam, Netherlands. Edam ( Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈdɑm] ⓘ) is a town in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants.
072 [1] Veenhuizen ( West Frisian: Fenenhúze) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the former municipality of Heerhugowaard, about 6 km northeast of Heerhugowaard itself. Veenhuizen was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1854, when it was merged with Heerhugowaard. [2]
