Slootdorp

Slootdorp is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 19 km southeast of Den Helder.

Key Information

Slootdorp
Village
Jewish agricultural training center
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Coordinates: 52°50′32″N 4°58′12″E / 52.84222°N 4.97000°E / 52.84222; 4.97000
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Hollands Kroon
Area [1]
• Village	65.60 km2 (25.33 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−3.2 m (−10 ft)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Village	2,290
• Density	34.9/km2 (90.4/sq mi)
• Urban	1,385
• Rural	905
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1774[1]
Dialing code	0227
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The village is a local hub for farming with a small number of shops. The population has been steadily dwindling. It is serviced by a number of intersecting districts canals. A number of local businesses still use these canals as the main method of transport of goods.

In 1939, the agricultural training school in the village took in 300 German Jewish young people to teach them farming. It was one of 30 such training schools established to teach the skills needed for settling in what was then Palestine. The Werkdorp was the largest in Holland. iIn 1941, Klaus Barbie rounded up the Werkdorpers and sent them to concentration camps, where they were murdered. ^[3]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025" [Key figures districts and neighborhoods 2025]. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1774AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
3. ^ What will become of the Dutch farm school that saved my father from the Nazis?

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