Oud-Kamerik
Oud-Kamerik | ||
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Hamlet | ||
Postal code 3471[1] | ||
Dialing code | 0348[1] |
Oud-Kamerik is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km northwest of the city of Woerden.
It consists of a number of farms in the Polder Kamerik-Teylingens, east of the villages of Kamerik and Kanis. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1296 as Oldecamerike. It uses oud (old) to distinguish from Kamerik[2] which has been named after Cambrai in France.[3] It is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[1] Oud-Kamerik has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 206 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Postcode 3471 in Kamerik". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Oud-Kamerik - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Kamerik - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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- ^ "Oud-Kamerik". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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