Andijk

Andijk (Dutch: [ɑnˈdɛik] ⓘ; West Frisian: Andìk) is a former municipality and a village bordering Lake IJssel in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

During the Napoleonic occupation, Andijk became an independent municipality on 1 January 1812 by imperial decree of 21 October 1811.

Andijk has fertile clay soil used for agriculture and vegetable horticulture and is also an important supplier of drinking water for the region.

Reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, the polder is now mainly used for recreation, including holiday homes, a camp-site and a beach.

De Andijker [5] has been the local newspaper since 1921, and can also be read on the Internet.