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Marken — Town — Marken is known for its characteristic old wooden buildings.
Coat of armsMarken in the municipality of Waterland. Country Netherlands Province North Holland Municipality Waterland Population (2004) - Total 1,846 Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code Marken is a peninsula in the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is an island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well-known for its characteristic wooden houses. It is the namesake of the Markermeer, the body of water which surrounds it.
Marken was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland.[1]
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The famous lighthouse (Paard van Marken) of Marken
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
- Map of the municipality Waterland
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Marken". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Coordinates: 52°27′30″N 05°06′24″E / 52.45833°N 5.10667°E
Categories:- Populated places in North Holland
- Former municipalities of North Holland
- Former islands of the Netherlands
- North Holland geography stubs
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