"Wooden houses at the dike" Durgerdam by pieter_jan_v

Durgerdam

The dike is the reason Durgerdam exists.

In 1421 the big St Elisabeth flood caused a lot of damage to the low countries and swallowed the village of IJdoorn. In 1422 the construction of a dike was started to protect the Waterland area from the Zuiderzee.
In the bend of the dike the village of Ydoornickerdam was build, later called Durgerdam.

The Durgerdammers were fishermen and tradesmen.

In 1932 the Aflsuitdijk turned the Zuiderzee into the IJsselmeer and Durgerdam became a sleeping village with some tourism.

• Pros:Many original wooden houses
• Cons:Not suited for a fast visit
• In a nutshell:Hidden gem to be explored by bicycle