Kamerik-Mijzijde

Kamerik-Mijzijde, also just called Mijzijde, is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km north of the city of Woerden. It consists of a number of farms some distance west from the villages of Kamerik and Kanis.

Mijzijde
Hamlet
Kamerik-Mijzijde
Farm in Mijzijde
Farm in Mijzijde
Mijzijde is located in Utrecht (province)
Mijzijde
Mijzijde
Location in the Netherlands
Mijzijde is located in Netherlands
Mijzijde
Mijzijde
Mijzijde (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°08′35″N 4°53′09″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityWoerden
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3471[1]
Dialing code0348[1]

Between 1818 and 1857, Kamerik-Mijzijde was the name of a separate municipality, covering the western half of the later municipality of Kamerik.[2]

It was first mentioned in 1427 as Camerick mitter nyezyde, and means "side of the Meye (river)".[3]. Mijzijde is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[1] Mijzijde has no place name signs and contains about 60 houses.[5]

References

  1. "Postcode Mijzijde in Kamerik". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  3. "Mijzijde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. not found
  5. "Mijzijde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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