Gouwe

Gouwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 11 km northwest of Hoorn.

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Place details

Locality: Hoogwoud
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 200

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Gouwe
Settlement.settlement_type: Hamlet
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Gouwe. Dorp bij Opmeer..JPG
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieOpmeer.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Opmeer - Gouwe.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Gouwe in the municipality of Opmeer. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Opmeer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Opmeer
Image: Gouwe. Dorp bij Opmeer..JPG

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Gouwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 11 km northwest of Hoorn.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1437 as "bij de Gowe", and refers to a stream. The etymology of the word is unclear. The centre of the hamlet has place name sign, however the remainder of the hamlet is unmarked. It used to home to 190 people in 1840.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gouwe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.