Berkhout

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Berkhout

Total population

2,215

Coordinates52.64°, 5.00°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Berkhout is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 5 km (3 mi) west of Hoorn.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Ron Vlaar

Dutch association football player (born 1985)

Robert Slippens

Dutch cyclist

Jetse Bol

Dutch racing cyclist

J

Jacob van der Oord

Reinard Zandvoort

Dutch linguist and university professor (1894–1990)

C

Cornelis Wijdenes Spaans

Dutch mayor (1839-1925)

H

Henk Jonker

Dutch photographer (1912-2002)

Jan Koopman

Dutch priest (1919–1997)

Sonja Bakker

Dutch author of diet books (born 1974)

Nic Jonk

Dutch sculptor and painter (1928–1994)

S

Suzanne Bakker

Dutch football player

A

Arie Bakker

G

Gijsbertus van Sandwijk

Dutch writer and teacher (1794-1871)

M

Mike Reus

Dutch actor (born 1971)

L

Linda Bakker

Dutch football player

K

Klaas Broekens

Dutch politician (1926-2012)

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

Nearby places in North Holland

• Scharwoude
  1.4 mi away · pop. 430
• Grosthuizen
  1.8 mi away · pop. 400
• Zuidermeer
  1.9 mi away · pop. 545
• De Goorn
  2.3 mi away · pop. 3,575
• Spierdijk
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,600
• Avenhorn
  2.5 mi away · pop. 2,955
• Oudendijk
  3 mi away · pop. 440
• Wognum
  3.1 mi away · pop. 5,966
• Hoorn
  3.3 mi away · pop. 72,493
• Zwaagdijk-West
  3.5 mi away · pop. 586
• Zwaag
  3.6 mi away · pop. 3,135
• Beets
  3.7 mi away · pop. 550

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Berkhout

Seismic migration

A. J. Berkhout · 1980

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-10-03

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-30

Herald Moth

Scoliopteryx libatrix

Seen 2026-09-30

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-29

Common Gull

Larus canus

Seen 2026-09-29

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Seen 2026-09-29

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Seen 2026-09-29

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-09-29

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-29

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

Official Identifiers