Marken
Encyclopedia
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
.
IJsselmeer
IJsselmeer is a shallow artificial lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. The IJsselmeer is the largest lake in Western Europe....
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, located in the municipality Waterland
Waterland
Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located north of Amsterdam, on the borders of the IJsselmeer.-Population centres :...
in the province North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
. It is an island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway
Causeway
In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated, usually across a broad body of water or wetland.- Etymology :When first used, the word appeared in a form such as “causey way” making clear its derivation from the earlier form “causey”. This word seems to have come from the same source by...
. Also, Marken is a well-known tourist attraction, well-known for its characteristic wooden houses. It is the namesake of the Markermeer
Markermeer
The Markermeer is a lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland and its larger sibling, the IJsselmeer. A shallow lake at some 3 to 5 m in depth, it is named after the small former island, now peninsula, of Marken that lies within it...
, the body of water which surrounds it.
Marken was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged into Waterland
Waterland
Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located north of Amsterdam, on the borders of the IJsselmeer.-Population centres :...
.
External links
- Map of the municipality Waterland Map of the former municipality, around 1868.