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[[Image:Blokker1.jpg|thumb|right|Westerblokker]] |
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| name = Blokker |
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'''Blokker''' is a village in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]]. It consists of two parts: [[Westerblokker]] in the municipality of [[Hoorn]], and [[Oosterblokker]] in [[Drechterland]]. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village is primarily known in Holland because in [[1964]] [[The Beatles]] gave their two only concerts on Dutch soil there. |
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| settlement_type = Village |
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| native_name_lang = nl |
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| image_skyline = Image:Blokker1.jpg |
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| image_flag = Flag of Blokker.svg |
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| image_shield = Image:Blokker wapen.svg |
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
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| pushpin_label_position = top |
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| pushpin_mapsize = 250 |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
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| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |
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| subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] |
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| subdivision_type1 = Province |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[North Holland]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = Municipality |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Drechterland]] <br> [[Hoorn]] |
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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1695AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 29 April 2022 }}</ref> |
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| elevation_m = -0.1 |
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> |
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| area_total_km2 = 6.44 |
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=29 April 2022 |quote=two entries}}</ref> |
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| population_total = 5,315 |
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| population_as_of = 2021 |
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| population_density_km2 = auto |
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| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |
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| utc_offset = +1 |
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| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |
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| utc_offset_DST = +2 |
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| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]] |
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| postal_code = 1695 & 1696<ref name="stat"/> |
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| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]] |
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| area_code = 0229 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|52|40|N|5|06|E|region:NL_type:city|display=inline, title}} |
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'''Blokker''' is a village in the northwest [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]] and the region of [[West Friesland (region)|West Friesland]]. |
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==History and geography== |
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==External links== |
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Blokker consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality of [[Hoorn]], and Oosterblokker in [[Drechterland]]. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village was one of the locations of the only three concerts on Dutch soil by [[The Beatles]], during their [[The Beatles' 1964 world tour|1964 world tour]]. That they played in Blokker was due to [[Ben Essing]], the son of the mayor. Essing had also managed to get other acts to play in the Blokker auction hall, and organized a "Dutch Teener Fest" in 1964 and 1965, which made international headlines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lSgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22ben+essing%22+blokker&pg=PA14|title=Dutch Teener Fest Mapped|date=17 April 1965|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|page=14|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/nh/blokker.html Map of the municipality in 1868] |
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==Transportation== |
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There is a regular bus service to [[Hoorn railway station]], which is, along with [[Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station]], the closest station to Blokker. |
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==Gallery== |
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{{coor title dm|52|40|N|5|06|E|region:NL_type:city}} |
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<gallery> |
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File:De Krijgsman, Oosterblokker.JPG|Mill: ''De Krijgsman'' in the eastern part of the village. |
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File:De Barmhartige Samaritaan, Westerblokker.JPG|Farmhouse ''De Barmhartige Samaritaan'' in the western part of the village. |
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File:Beatles monument, Blokker.JPG|Monument for the two concerts given by The Beatles. |
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File:Beatles_stage_Blokker.jpg|Beatles stage, made with produce crates. Rebuilt for 50th anniversary, 2014. |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Commons category|position=left}} |
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{{Dutch municipality Drechterland}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Former municipalities of North Holland]] |
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Holland]] |
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[[Category:Hoorn]] |
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[[Category:Drechterland]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in North Holland]] |
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[[fy:Blokker]] |
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[[nl:Blokker (plaats)]] |
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Location in the Netherlands Show map of NetherlandsLocation in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands Show map of North Holland | |
Coordinates: 52°40′N 5°06′E / 52.667°N 5.100°E / 52.667; 5.100 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Municipality | Drechterland Hoorn |
Area | |
• Total | 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
Elevation | −0.1 m (−0.3 ft) |
Population
(2021)[1]
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• Total | 5,315 |
• Density | 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code |
1695 & 1696[1]
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Dialing code | 0229 |
Blokker is a village in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland.
Blokker consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality of Hoorn, and Oosterblokker in Drechterland. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village was one of the locations of the only three concerts on Dutch soil by The Beatles, during their 1964 world tour. That they played in Blokker was due to Ben Essing, the son of the mayor. Essing had also managed to get other acts to play in the Blokker auction hall, and organized a "Dutch Teener Fest" in 1964 and 1965, which made international headlines.[3]
There is a regular bus service to Hoorn railway station, which is, along with Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station, the closest station to Blokker.
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