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Map of Enkhuizen, June 2015 Enkhuizen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɛŋkˈɦœyzə(n)] ⓘ ) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia .
Enkhuizen is called 'Haringstad' (Herring Town) and was an important fishing port for centuries until the Zuiderzee was closed off in 1932 by the construction of the Afsluitdijk. The fishing grounds were now fresh-water and the fish changed from fish like herring and anchovy to eel , smelt and red perch .
Westeinde is a hamlet in the municipality of Enkhuizen in the Dutch province of North Holland. Westeinde is located exactly between Bovenkarspel and the former city wall of Enkhuizen, adjacent to the Koepoort. Formally, Westeinde is a part of Enkhuizen. Westeinde is the most eastern point of De Streek.
Enkhuizen is a terminus railway station in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The station opened on 6 June 1885 and is located at the end of the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. The station and services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The station has a nearby ferry departure point with a ferry to Stavoren.
Oosterdijk is a hamlet located on the IJsselmeer in the northern part of the municipality Enkhuizen, in the Dutch province of North Holland. Oosterdijk borders the village Andijk. The lighthouse De Ven is located in Oosterdijk. [2] Oosterdijk is not a statistical entity, [3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Enkhuizen. [1]
The Houtribdijk is a dam in the Netherlands, built between 1963 and 1976 as part of the Zuiderzee Works, which connects the cities of Lelystad and Enkhuizen. On the west side of the dike is the Markermeer and on the east is the IJsselmeer.
Map of the major municipalities in the Netherlands. There are no formal rules in the Netherlands to distinguish cities from other settlements. Smaller settlements are usually called dorp, comparable with villages in English speaking countries. The Dutch word for city is stad (plural: steden).
North Holland (Dutch: Noord-Holland, pronounced [ˌnoːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt] ⓘ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland.