The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as 1420 Broec, and means "swampy land on the long dike".

The islands were used to grow cabbage and in 1887, an auction house was established in Broek op Langedijk.

In 1974, a museum was established in the former auction which allows visitors to bid on fruit and vegetables in household portions.

Peter Parker ends up there by accident, breaks out of a municipal holding facility and asks a local man where he is.

Parker gets him to speak the village's name directly into his phone, allowing Happy Hogan to fly there to pick him up.