Kwadijk

Kwadijk is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam in the Dutch province of North Holland. Kwadijk is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Amsterdam and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Purmerend.

Kwadijk
Village
Coat of arms
The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Kwadijk in the former municipality of Zeevang.
Coordinates: 52°31′39″N 4°58′52″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityEdam-Volendam
Area
 • Total5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total793
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1471
Dialing code0299

In 2001, the village of Kwadijk had 270 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.05 km², and contained 101 residences.[2] The statistical district "Kwadijk", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 780.[3]

History
Map from around 1868
Kwadijk, drawing bridge

At least from 1414 there was a church in Kwadijk.[4] That year the inhabitants of Kwadijk became "citizens" of Edam, from where the village was largely controlled.[4] Many of the inhabitants of Kwadijk had relocated from the abandoned village Drei or Verdrey to the north of current Kwadijk between the Nieuwendijk and the Wijzend (near present-day Hobrede).[4] At least until 1567 the Kwadijkers maintained the old graveyard of Drei.[4]

In the 16th and 17th centuries, in addition to livestock and fishery, inhabitants also received income from through sailing industry. The old cruciform church from the beginning of the 16th century was replaced by the present church of Kwadijk, which dates back to 1835.

On January 1, 1812 both Kwadijk and Warder were added to the municipality of Middelie, however on May 1, 1817 all three emerged as independent municipalities.[5] Yet even while independent, all three municipalities shared one mayor[6] and were administered from the nearby city of Edam.[7] This situation changed in 1890, when at the age of 29, Simon Berman was appointed mayor of Kwadijk, Middelie, and Warder. Berman moved the mayor's residence and local government office for the three municipalities into Kwadijk so he could live and provide services among his constituents.[7]

On May 20, 1884 a railway station was opened in Kwadijk, on the line Enkhuizen-Zaandam. Originally the station was known as Kwadijk-Edam. From May 15, 1935 it was named Kwadijk. Not for long, as the station was closed on May 15, 1938. An occasional train would still make a stop at Kwadijk until 1941.[8] Between May 1, 1906 and May 15, 1933 one could travel from "Kwadijk-Edam" railway station to Volendam and Edam by a steam-propelled tram, operated by the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij.[8] Some of the tram's right-of-way is still distinguishable in the landscape between Kwadijk and Edam. After its final closure, the structure of Kwadijk's railway station served as residential building, art studio, and warehouse. In 2010 the building was rehabbed into a modern office building, while preserving historical elements.[9][10]

In 1925 the water tower of Kwadijk was built by the provincial water supply company of North Holland. It was designed by the architect B.F. van Niefelt. The tower later became a residential structure. It is a national monument of the Netherlands.

In 1970 the municipality of Kwadijk merged into the new municipality of Zeevang.[5] As part of the reorganization, the hamlet of Verloren Einde was added to the village of Kwadijk.

References
  1. Gemeente Zeevang (2009) "Gemeente in cijfers" Gemeentegids Amsterdam: De Telefoongids BV pp. 7.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). As of 1 January 2005.
  4. Oudheidkundig Genootschap Oud-Quadyck, "Van Oud-Raeffeldam naar Verdrey/Drei", Oud-Quadyck (in Dutch) External link in |work= (help)
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011. "10775 Kwadijk NH. Bestaan van 1-5-1817 tot 1-8-1970. 1-5-1817 ontstaan uit Middelie. 1-8-1970 opgegaan in Zeevang. CBS-code(s) 0414. Opmerkingen Kwadijk was op 1-1-1812 toegevoegd aan Middelie."
  6. "De Historie van Zeevang: Warder" [The History of Zeevang: Warder]. Ons Streekblad Waterland. Rodi Media. 2010-06-10. Warder was tot 1970 een zelfstandige gemeente, die samen met Middelie en Kwadijk één burgemeester had. De eerste burgemeester van Warder was de heer Th. De Vries die werd benoemd in 1817. Hij werd opgevolgd door F. Arentz (1820), P. Peeting (1827), H. Snijder (1857), S. Berman (1890), J. de Graaf (1894), W. Drost (1926) en C. Kooiman (1946).
  7. "Gemeente Middelie, 1811-1970" [Municipality of Middelie, 1811-1970], Waterlands Archief (0089), archived from the original on 2012-03-13, De eerste schouten/burgemeesters wonen nog in Edam, waar ook de secretarie gevestigd is. Burgemeester Berman is in 1890 de eerste die tussen zijn burgerzonen gaat wonen. De centrale secretarie verhuist met hem naar Kwadijk.
  8. Historie Kwadijk
  9. http://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/nieuws/stadstreek/waterland/article6398891.ece/Oude-treinstation-weer-blikvanger-in-Kwadijk
  10. http://www.stationsweb.com/nieuws.asp?rec=3275
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