Zuiderwoude
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| name = Zuiderwoude
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = Bebouwde kombord van Zuiderwoude.jpg
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| image_caption = Zuiderwoude village entrance
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Holland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Waterland
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| coordinates = {{coord|52|26|N|5|2|E|region:NL_type:city(300)|display=inline,title}}
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| area_total_km2 = 6.59
| area_water_km2 = 9.7
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| population_total = 320
| population_as_of = 1 January 2021
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 1153
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Zuiderwoude is a village in the municipality of Waterland, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It lies about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the municipal administrative centre Monnickendam. In 2021, the statistical area of Zuiderwoude had a population of 320, up from 260 in 2004.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/W/2004-waterland.htm Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Waterland].
History
The village has been known under various names throughout history: Zuderwout (1340), Zuderwoude (1342), Zuiderwoude (1352), Suyderwoude (1358), Zuyrwoude (1494), Zuider woude (1573), Suyderwoudt (1745).[https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zuiderwoude Zuiderwoude], plaatsengids.nl. In 1628, Zuiderwoude formed a heerlijkheid with neighbouring Uitdam, until both villages became part of the municipality of Broek in Waterland in 1811.
The current village church (Kerk Zuiderwoude) from 1877 stands where a church has stood since the 11th century. Its address is Dorpstraat 1.
References
{{Dutch municipality Waterland}}
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Category:Populated places in North Holland
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