Houtdijken is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 4 km northeast of Woerden.

Houtdijken
Hamlet
View on Houtdijken
Coordinates: 52°06′23″N 4°55′28″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Woerden
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3544
Dialing code	0341

Houtdijken is not a statistical entity,[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.[2] The hamlet was first mentioned in 1307 as In Hofdijc, and means "parcel of land on a dike". The name was later reinterpreted as hout (wood).[3] Houtdijken has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 243 people. Nowadays it consists of about 20 houses including a retirement home with 12 apartments.[4]

Gallery

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  Farm in Houtdijken
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  Langscape near Houtdijken

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