Schellinkhout
Schellinkhout (West Frisian: Skellinkhout) is a very small town located in the municipality of Drechterland, North Holland at the border of the IJsselmeer, about 3 km southeast of Hoorn in West-Frisia. It received city rights in 1402.
Schellinkhout,
St. Martinus church
Schellinkhout was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen.[1]
The meandering main road (Dorpsweg) counts 33 corners[2]
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- "De geschiedenis van het West-Friese dorp Schellinkhout". www.geschiedenisschellinkhout.nl. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Schellinkhout". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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