Eemdijk is a village on the river Eem in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is in the municipality of Bunschoten, about 3 km west of Bunschoten-Spakenburg. Formerly, most of the population consisted of farmers or factory workers.

Eemdijk
The ferry, with Eemdijk on the other side.
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Coordinates: 52°15′15″N 5°19′43″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Bunschoten
Area [1]
• Total	3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	820
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3754[1]
Dialing code	033

The village has a small ferry, which is still in use (except on Sundays). The singer Drs. P recorded the video clip for his song De veerpont ("The ferry") in Eemdijk.[3]

It was first mentioned in the 18th century Dyk Huyse. The current name means dike on the Eem.[4] In 1840, it was home to 156 people.[5]

Gallery

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  Village view
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  Street of Eemdijk
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  Streetview
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  Electricity house

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