City walk Schagen en Omstreken

Beautiful Schagen

Schagen people live in Schagen, but an old West Frisian saying goes "D'r benne Hageneze, so d'r benne ok Skageneze ". This brings us to the discussion of when you are now a real Schagener. I will explain it to you. According to the chronicle of Schagen, the Zype was flooded by the sea. The undrowned Zyprians then settled on the more southerly elevations near the Cagen, later Schagen. So a true Schagener is really just a Zijpener. In the booklet Schimpnamen van Noord Holland, there are entries as nicknames for Schagen residents "Roodjes" after an old-fashioned variety of apple for which Schagen used to be known. "Moppen" after a certain kind of nightcap. They were also called "Vreters," but what they ate was not made clear. All right, enough talk. All put on sturdy shoes, because we have a nice walk ahead of us.