Twisk

Twisk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km north of Hoorn.

Twisk
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Twisk in the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland.
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityMedemblik
Population
ca. 320

Twisk was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland was created.[1]

In 2001, the small village centre of Twisk had 398 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.07 kmĀ², and contained 159 residences.[2] Most of the population of Twisk lives outside the centre, along the road between Opperdoes and Abbekerk. The wider statistical area of Twisk has a population of around 1160.[3] This includes the hamlet 't Westeinde, close to Opperdoes.

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