Home North Holland Marken fishing villageDiscoverNorth HollandPlaces To GoMarken fishing village02/10/2015Did you know that fishing village Marken is a former island connected to the mainland by a land bridge since 1957?Marken is located 18km northeast of Amsterdam and is popular for its charming wooden houses. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR AmsterdamDamrak: one of Europe’s busiest streets North HollandJisp: an old whaling village AmsterdamArchaeological gold mine in the heart of Amsterdam