Marken | |
|---|---|
 Marken in 2015 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Marken Location in the Netherlands  Marken Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′30″N 5°6′24″E / 52.45833°N 5.10667°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province |  North Holland |
| Municipality | Waterland |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.5 m (−1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,745 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1156[3] |
| Area code | 0299[4] |
Marken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkə(n)]; Marken's dialect: Mereke) is a village in the municipality of Waterland in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of 1,745 as of 2021,[1] and occupies a peninsula in the Markermeer. It was, until 1957, an island in the former Zuiderzee. The characteristic wooden houses of Marken are a tourist attraction.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1156AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ (in Dutch) Zoekresultaten, Postcode.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ (in Dutch) Netnummer zoeken, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2015.