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Twisk

Field	Value
name	Twisk
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Op een mooie prille voorjaarsdag op de Dorpsweg in Twisk..JPG
image_caption	Street view
pushpin_map	Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_mapsize	250
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	Medemblik
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	0.1
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	7.67
population_footnotes
population_total	1,090
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	1676
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0227
coordinates

Twisk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km north of Hoorn.

History

It was first mentioned between 1243 and 1245 as Twisc, and means "between/on the border". It may relate to the name of a stream. Twisk developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement on the stream ridge from Abbekerk to Medemblik. The parcels of land are not a straight angle to the main road, therefore many houses and farms are built at an angle.

The Dutch Reformed church is a stretched single aisled church with a brick spire. The nave probably dates from the late 14th century. The church was elevated and enlarged in the early 16th century. The plaster of the tower was removed during the restoration of 1976 to 1981. The church is no longer in service and was sold in 2017.

Twisk was home to 647 people in 1840. In 1887, a railway station was built on the Medemblik to Hoorn railway line. The line closed in 1941.

Twisk was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland was created. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Medemblik.

Gallery

File:Dorpsweg 121 Ned.Herv.Kerk 10-1-12 .2.JPG|Dutch Reformed church File:Op de Dorpsweg in Twisk..JPG|Street view File:Twisk2.jpg|Farm in Twisk File:Voorgevel en rechter zijgevel woonhuis en winkel - Twisk - 20406580 - RCE.jpg|Residential home with shop

References

"Postcodetool for 1676EA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
"Twisk - (geografische naam)".
Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester. (2006). "Twisk". Waanders.
"station Twisk".
{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten
"Twisk".

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