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Wadway

Wadway (West Frisian: Wadwei) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer and Medemblik. It is located about 7 km northwest of Hoorn.

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Place details

Locality: Spanbroek
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 185

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Wadway
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Wadway-MSD-20120302-254726.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Theatre church
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieOpmeer.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Opmeer - Wadway.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Wadway 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

Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Opmeer
Image: Wadway-MSD-20120302-254726.jpg

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Wadway (West Frisian: Wadwei) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer and Medemblik. It is located about 7 km northwest of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1256 as Waddeweye, and means "road" and "fordable place". Wadway declared its independence in 1796, and is nicknamed Republiek. Wadway was home to 100 people in 1840.