Blokhuizen

Blokhuizen is a hamlet located in the municipality of Hollands Kroon in the Dutch province of North Holland.

Blokhuizen
Blokhuizen
Coordinates: 52°45′7″N 4°49′54″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityHollands Kroon

Blokhuizen is located just north of Zijdewind, formally it also falls under that place. The name already appeared in an exploit from 1660 as "Blockhuysen."[1] It was on a number of cards, including those from North Holland by Joost Janszoon Bilhamer from 1575,[2] the name "Blockhuysen" was also mentioned. The name may have been derived from the fact that the nucleus is approximately at the place where once two blockhouses were once located. A log cabin is a defense post erected from small trunks and large, heavy beams, usually located on a connecting road.[1]

Until 1 January 2012, Blokhuizen was part of the municipality Niedorp that merged into a municipal reorganization with three other municipalities to become Hollands Kroon on that date.

References
  1. Dijkhuis, B.G.; Ooijevaar, B.; In: Dwangburchten van West-Friesland en Alkmaar: Blokhuizen in West-Friesland en Alkmaar
  2. Kaart van Noord-Holland, 1608 (heruitgave van de kaart uit 1575), plaats vermeld onder nr. 3, Tblochuis


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