Noord-Scharwoude
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| subdivision_name2 = Dijk en Waard
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Noord-Scharwoude (West Frisian: Noôrd-Skerwou) is a village in the municipality of Dijk en Waard in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1094 as Bernardeskercha. The current name means "northern forest belonging to Schoorl". Noord (north) was added to distinguish from Zuid-Scharwoude.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/noordscharwoude |title=Noord-Scharwoude - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=nl}} Noord-Scharwoude developed in the 11th century as a linear settlement on a dike.{{cite news|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu11_01/sten009monu11_01_0123.php |title=Noord-Scharwoude |author=Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |year=2006 |language=nl |access-date=29 April 2022}}
The Catholic John the Baptist church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1905 and 1906 as a replacement of an 1856 church.
Noord-Scharwoude was home to 634 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when the new municipality Langedijk was created.{{Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten}} There used to be a tram line to Alkmaar which was used to transport vegetables to the auction in the village. In 1934, the tram line closed and was reconstructed as a road. The auction no longer exist, and has been converted in apartment buildings. In 2022, Noord-Scharwoude became part of the new municipality of Dijk en Waard.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/noord-scharwoude |title=Noord-Scharwoude |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=29 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Overzicht Conservenfabriek, Noord-Scharwoude 02.jpg|Former canning factory
File:Gebouw "De Gunst" met Pepita stoffenboetiek Tussen ongeveer de jaren 1960 en 1990 heeft de Afdeling - RAA-DMGA-01859 - RAA Elsinga.jpg|Shop in Noord-Scharwoude
File:Noord-Scharwoude 12-2-13 010.jpg|Houses in Noord-Scharwoude
File:Johannes de Doperkerk, Noord-Scharwoude.jpg|John the Baptist church
See also
References
External links
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{{Dutch municipality Dijk en Waard}}
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Category:Former municipalities of North Holland
Category:Populated places in North Holland
Category:Geography of Dijk en Waard
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