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The municipality of Noorder-Koggenland consists of the following towns, villages and townships: Abbekerk, Benningbroek, Hauwert, Lambertschaag, Midwoud, Oostwoud, Opperdoes, Sijbekarspel, Twisk.
Abbekerk is a city with about 2.000 citizens, located about 10 km north of Hoorn. It received city rights in 1414. The church of Abbekerk has a tower dating from 1656.
Opperdoes is an old village, which has a certain fame for its local variety of potatoes, "Opperdoezer Ronde". Its population was 1.860 on January 1st, 2004.
The village used to be called Doess, which (possibly) means 'low woods'.
The exact age of the village of Opperdoes is hard to determine. The village used to be located very close to the sea, and the area has been flooded several times. Initial settlements seem to have been abandoned after the year 300, because of large floods. Later new villages were built again (on terp s).
Opperdoes used to be located 4 or 5 kilometers from the sea- dike that existed around 781. However, the dike was in a very bad condition and in 1318 Willem van Henegouwen, the ruler, agreed the build a new dike. In 1334 a new dike was built between Medemblik and Barsingerhorn.
The new dike was built 4 kilometers southwards of the old one and Almersdorp, a village, was left outside the new dike.
In 1517Events January 22 Battle of Ridanieh. The Turkish forces of Selim I defeat the main Mameluk army in Egypt under Touman Bey. February 3 Capture of Cairo by the Turks First contact of organized western merchants with China. August 15 Portuguese merchant Fer the old church of Opperdoes and many buildings were destroyed by Grote PierPier Gerlofs Donia of Kimswerd (1480? October 28 1520) was a Frisian pirate and freedom fighter. He is also known by his Dutch aliases of "Grote Pier" or "Lange Pier" (or "Greate Pier" in the Frisian language), although nowadays he is most commonly referr and his Frisian army (Gelderse Friezen).
A new church was built, and it was ready in 1530Events June 25 Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. August 12 Florence is captured by Spanish troops under Prince Philibert of Orange. The Medici are restored in the person of the Pope's nephew Alessandro de Medici. Knights of. The top of the tower of the church was replaced in 1838Events January 6 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrates the telegraph. January 8 Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code) January 12 Joseph Smith, Jr. and Sidney Rigdon flee Ohio for Missouri Marc, after it was destroyed in a storm in November 1836Events January Book by Maria Monk claims that she was sexually exploited in a Canadian convent February 3 United States Whig Party holds its first convention in Albany, New York. February 23 The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 24.
A touristic attraction is the old steam train stationA train station or railway station is a point of call for trains, allowing the loading or unloading of goods, or allowing passengers to board and alight. Early stations were usually built with both passenger and goods facilities. This dual-purpose is stil on the railway between Hoorn and Medemblik.
Religion has played an important part in the village in the last two centuries. Opperdoes is considered an orthodox village in a fairly liberal minded area. In earlier times the villagers of Opperdoes where called the Turks: they were a particularly free-minded people, in line with the other villages in the area, that enjoyed life to the fullest.
Around 1822 Jan Mazereeuw, the so-called Profete of Opperdoes preached in the village. He was a farmer and had been mayor of the village for a while during the French occupation. He called the Reformed Church a godless temple and preached a very sober lifestyle. Although he never had a large crowd of followers, it is generally assumed that a part of the village's orthodoxy can be explained by his preachings.
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