Oud-Kamerik

Hamlet in Utrecht, Netherlands
52°09′18″N 4°54′07″E / 52.15500°N 4.90194°E / 52.15500; 4.90194CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityWoerdenTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
3471[1]
Dialing code0348[1]

Oud-Kamerik is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km northwest of the city of Woerden.

It consists of a number of farms in the Polder Kamerik-Teylingens, east of the villages of Kamerik and Kanis. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1296 as Oldecamerike. It uses oud (old) to distinguish from Kamerik[2] which has been named after Cambrai in France.[3] It is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[1] Oud-Kamerik has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 206 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 3471 in Kamerik". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Oud-Kamerik - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Kamerik - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. not found
  5. ^ "Oud-Kamerik". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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