Houtdijken

Houtdijken is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km northeast of Woerden.

Houtdijken
Hamlet
View on Houtdijken
View on Houtdijken
Coordinates: 52°06′23″N 4°55′28″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityWoerden
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3544
Dialing code0341

Houtdijken is not a statistical entity,[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[2] The hamlet was first mentioned in 1307 as In Hofdijc, and means "parcel of land on a dike". The name was later reinterpreted as hout (wood).[3] Houtdijken has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 243 people. Nowadays it consists of about 20 houses including a retirement home with 12 apartments.[4]

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. not found
  2. "Postcode Houtdijk in Kamerik". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "Houtdijken - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "Houtdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.


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