Twisk
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Holland |
| Municipality | Medemblik |
| Population | ca. 320 |
Twisk (52°44′N 5°3′E / 52.733°N 5.05°E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km north of Hoorn.
Twisk was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland was created.[1]
In 2001, the small village centre of Twisk had 398 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.07 km², and contained 159 residences.[2] Most of the population of Twisk lives outside the centre, along the road between Opperdoes and Abbekerk. The wider statistical area of Twisk has a population of around 1160.[3] This includes the hamlet Het Westeinde, close to Opperdoes.
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Noorder-Koggenland [2].
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Twisk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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