De Waal

For the surname, including a list of people with the name, see De Waal (surname).

De Waal
Village
Street view
De Waal Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands De Waal Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland
Coordinates: 53°4′N 4°49′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Texel
Area [1]
• Total	0.35 km^2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	210
• Density	600/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1793[1]
Dialing code	0222

De Waal is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 15 km north of Den Helder.

The village was first mentioned in 1295 as "sancti Bonifacii in Waelkerken", and means "pond created after a dike breach".[3] De Waal started to developed after the Waalenburg polder was created in 1436. The Dutch Reformed church is built on a terp (artificial hill). It was destroyed in 1945 during the Georgian uprising. A new church was built in 1952 and a tower was added in 1961.[4]

Gallery

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  Sculpture 'the Game' designed by Marijn Koenen Gorter
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  House in De Waal
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  Dutch Reformed church
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  Farmland near De Waal

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 1793AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
3. "De Waal - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
4. "De Waal". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.