Country Netherlands Postal code 1156 Population 1,810 (2012) | Municipality Waterland Area code 0299 Province North Holland | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 86% Humidity Points of interest Marker Museum, Rond Marken, Klompenmakerij Marken (fabrica z, Monument Watersnood 1916 | ||
Marken noord holland
Marken ( [ˈmɑrkə(n)]; Marken's dialect: Mereke) is a village with a population of 1,810 in the municipality of Waterland in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Marken forms a peninsula in the Markermeer and was formerly an island in the Zuiderzee. The characteristic wooden houses of Marken are a tourist attraction.
Contents
- Marken noord holland
- Map of Marken Netherlands
- The isle of marken from above the netherlands
- History
- Geography
- Demography
- References
Map of Marken, Netherlands
The isle of marken from above the netherlands
History
Marken was an island in the Zuiderzee.
For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as the modernization of the Netherlands gained pace. Among them was Johann Friedrich Blumenbach who examined a skull from the island of humans which he called Batavus genuinus; and was the Belgian painter Xavier Mellery who stayed in Marken at the request of Charles De Coster. Mellery was asked to perform illustrative work and delivered several intimist works.
The projects of Cornelis Lely was to incorporated the island into the Markerwaard. The dike, built in 1941 in the north, is the first phase of that project which was stopped by the war.
In 1983, the Marker Museum about the history of the island was opened.
Marken was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland.
Geography
Marken is located at 52°27′30″N 5°6′24″E in the municipality of Waterland in the east of the province of North Holland in the west of the Netherlands. Marken is a peninsula in the Markermeer, of which is it is the namesake, and is connected to the mainland of North Holland by a causeway.
Demography
In 2012, Marken had a population of 1,810 and a population density of 679/km2 (1,760/sq mi).