Andijk

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Andijk

Total population

6,667

Land area47.69 km²

Coordinates52.75°, 5.22°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Andijk is a former municipality and a village bordering Lake IJssel in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Since 1 January 2011 Andijk has been part of Medemblik municipality.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

C

Cornelius Schilder

Dutch bishop

Ed Groot

Dutch former politician, journalist, columnist and civil servant

Floris Goesinnen

Dutch bicycle racer

Huub Duyn

Dutch racing cyclist

P

Pieter Carelsz. Fabritius

painter (1598-1653)

H

Hendrik Offerhaus

Dutch rower (1875-1953)

R

Rimke Braakman

Jan van Velzen

Dutch sculptor (1931-2020)

Theo Koomen

Dutch radio host, television presenter and presenter (1929–1984)

Hans Caro

Dutch rower (1928-1972)

Klaas Vriend

Dutch speed skater

W

Werenfried Petrus Wagenaar

Dutch priest (1929–2020)

J

Jacques Hetsen

M

Mathieu Boots

Dutch association football player

R

Rick Hooijboer

Dutch footballer

Ria Brieffies

Dutch singer (1957–2009)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-09-23

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-09-23

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-23

Silver-sided Sector Spider

Zygiella x-notata

Seen 2026-09-22

European Crane Fly

Tipula paludosa

Seen 2026-09-22

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-22

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-22

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers