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Noord-Scharwoude
Sign in to saveNoord-Scharwoude (West Frisian: Noôrd-Skerwou) is a village in the municipality of Dijk en Waard in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.
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- Locality
- Noord-Scharwoude
- Region
- Noord-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 5,665
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- North Holland
- Population
- 1977
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- De Stier Noord-Scharwoude 2.JPG
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Noord-Scharwoude (West Frisian: Noôrd-Skerwou) is a village in the municipality of Dijk en Waard in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1094 as Bernardeskercha. The current name means "northern forest belonging to Schoorl". Noord (north) was added to distinguish from Zuid-Scharwoude. Noord-Scharwoude developed in the 11th century as a linear settlement on a dike.
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