Enkhuizen
city and municipality in North Holland, the Netherlands
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Summary
Enkhuizen is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Enkhuizen ranks in the top 6% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Holland[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: IJsselmeer[5], Markermeer[6]
- Instance of: city[7], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[8], place with town rights and privileges[9]
- Shares border with: Súdwest-Fryslân[10], Urk[11], Gaasterlân-Sleat[12], Stede Broec[13], Lelystad[14], Medemblik[15]
- Flag: flag of Enkhuizen[16]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Enkhuizen[17]
- Postal code: 1600–1602[18]
- Commons category: Enkhuizen[19]
- Archives at: West Frisian Archives[20]
- Official website: https://www.enkhuizen.nl/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Enkhuizen[22]
- Commons gallery: Enkhuizen[23]
- Email address: mailto:stadhuis@enkhuizen.nl[24]
- Population: 18,468[25], 18,479[26], 18,476[27], 18,507[28], 5388[29], 4988[30], 5137[31], 5223[32], 5377[33], 5774[34], 6328[35], 7039[36], 7748[37], 8567[38]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Enkhuizen[39]
- Phone number: +31228360100[40]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Topographia Circuli Burgundici[42], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[43]
- Contains settlement: Oosterdijk[44], Westeinde[45]
- List of monuments: Lijst van rijksmonumenten in Enkhuizen[46], list of war memorials in Enkhuizen[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Enkhuizen[48]
Why It Matters
Enkhuizen has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Enkhuizen is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]