Nibbixwoud

History

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Nuweboxwoude, and means "the new forest of Bok (person)". New was added to distinguish from Oudeboxwoude which is nowadays called Hauwert. Nibbixwoud developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation area. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church which was built in 1834 to replace its 14th century predecessor. In 1860, the town hall was constructed in front of the church at a right angle. The church was decommissioned in 1980 and became a cultural centre. The church and town hall have been converted into a single building in 1982. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Medemblik.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  20,472
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17,017
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,368
• Eurasian Moorhen

  Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,966
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,853
• Gadwall

  Mareca strepera (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,669
• Tufted Duck

  Aythya fuligula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,053
• Black-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13,992

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2008-10-11
  19 km WNW of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
• M 3 — 2004-06-21
  3 km NE of Dwingeloo, Netherlands