Sijbekarspel
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Sijbekarspel | |
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Village | |
 Protestant church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sijbekarspel Location in the Netherlands  Sijbekarspel Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′N 5°0′E / 52.700°N 5.000°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Medemblik |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.6 m (−2.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 920 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1655[1] |
| Dialing code | 0229 |
Sijbekarspel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km northwest of Hoorn.
Sijbekarsel consists of one long road, with a ribbon of buildings around it. On the east, it is connected to Benningbroek.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Siboutskerspel, and means "parish of Sybout (person)."[3] Sijbekarspel developed in the 11th century as a peat excavation settlement.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with ridge turret. The nave dates from 1547. The wooden ridge turret was added in 1861 after the tower was demolished.[4]
Sijbekarspel was home to 372 people in 1840.[5] In 1887, a joint railway station with Benningbroek opened on the Hoorn to Medemblik railway line. The line closed in 1941.[6]
It was a separate municipality until 1979. On 1 January 1979 it merged with the municipalities of Abbekerk, Midwoud, Opperdoes and Twisk and the village of Hauwert into the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland. On 1 January 2007 Noorder-Koggenland merged with the municipalities of Medemblik and Wognum into Medemblik.[7]
