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Coordinate: 52° 27′ 32″ N, 5° 6′ 4″ E

Marken, a peninsula in the IJsselmeer, is located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is a former island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway. Also, Marken is well-known for its characteristic wooden houses.

Marken was an island in the Zuiderzee. For some time during the later 19^th and early 20^th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as modernization of the Netherlands gained pace.