Spierdijk

Spierdijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Alkmaar.^[3]

Spierdijk
Village
Farm in Spierdijk
Spierdijk Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Spierdijk Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland
Coordinates: 52°39′N 4°57′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Koggenland
Area [1]
• Total	4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−1.8 m (−5.9 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,225
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1641[1]
Dialing code	0229

The village was first mentioned in 1365 as Spierdijck, and is a combination a long reed stick and dike.^[4] Spierdijk developed on the edge of the Wogmeer as a peat excavation village.^[5]

The Catholic St Georgius Church is a three aisled cruciform church with needle spire which was built between 1849 and 1850.^[5]

Gallery

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  St Georgius Church