Berkhout

Berkhout
Berkhout
Town
	The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Berkhout in the former municipality of Wester-Koggenland.
	Coordinates: 52°38′31″N 4°59′49″E / 52.64194°N 4.99694°ECoordinates: 52°38′31″N 4°59′49″E / 52.64194°N 4.99694°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Koggenland
Population
• Total	1,770
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Berkhout is a town in the northwest Netherlands. It is in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 5 km (3 mi) west of Hoorn.

In 2001, Berkhout had 956 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi), and contained 393 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Berkhout", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1,780.^[2]

Notable people[]

Henk Jonker, photographer (1912–2002)
Johan Appelman, co-founder Multicount (born 1966)

References[]

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005 Archived 27 April 1999 at the Wayback Machine. As of 1 January 2005.

External links[]

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Berkhout". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).

[CBS2-2] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003–2005 Archived 27 April 1999 at the Wayback Machine. As of 1 January 2005.

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