Blokker is a village in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, in the province of North Holland

North Holland

North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

 and the region of West-Frisia

West Friesland (region)

West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about , delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk...

. It consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality of Hoorn

Hoorn

-Cities :* Purmerend * Enkhuizen * Alkmaar * Amsterdam * Lelystad * Den Helder * Leeuwarden -Towns :* Edam...

, and Oosterblokker in Drechterland

Drechterland

Drechterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud en Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in...

. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village is primarily known in The Netherlands because in 1964 The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 gave their two only concerts on Dutch soil there.

Transportation

There is a regular bus service to Hoorn NS (Railway station)

Hoorn railway station

Hoorn is a railway station in Hoorn, the Netherlands. The station opened on 20 May 1884 as part of the Zaandam–Hoorn railway line. On 6 June 1885 the line was extended to Enkhuizen. Other lines that opened were the Hoorn - Medemblik line in 1887, and the Hoorn - Heerhugowaard line in October 1898...

, this and Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station

Hoorn Kersenboogerd railway station

Hoorn Kersenboogerd is a suburban railway station, in the Kersenboogerd district in Hoorn, the Netherlands. The station opened on 6 June 1986, and is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway. About 1 km east of the station is a siding where the "stoptrein" to and from to Hoofddorp can be turned...

are the closest stations.

External links

Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

• People of .