Harenkarspel
Harenkarspel | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 52°44′N 4°45′E / 52.73°N 4.75°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Schagen |
| Area (2006) | |
| • Total | 54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| • Total | 15,922 |
| • Density | 295/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.harenkarspel.nl |
Harenkarspel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrə(n)ˌkɑspəl] ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipality, called Schagen.
Population centres[edit]
The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following towns and villages: Dirkshorn, Eenigenburg, Groenveld, Kalverdijk, Kerkbuurt, Krabbendam, 't Rijpje, Schoorldam (partly), Sint Maarten, Stroet, Tuitjenhorn, Valkkoog, Waarland, and Warmenhuizen. Warmenhuizen and Tuitjenhorn were the largest, with the town hall of Harenkarspel located in Tuitjenhorn.
Local government[edit]
The municipal council of Harenkarspel consisted of 17 seats, which at the final election in 2010 divided as follows:[1]
- CDA - 5 seats
- PvdA - 4 seats
- VVD - 4 seats
- Algemeen Belang '89 - 2 seats
- Harenkarspel in Beweging - 2 seats
Elections were held in November 2012 for a council for the new merged municipal council of Schagen, which commenced work in January 2013.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Harenkarspel municipal election 2010". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Schagen municipal election 2012". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
External links[edit]
- A map of the former municipality of Harenkarspel Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- City Site (Dutch)
- Nieuws over Harenkarspel (Dutch)
- Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel (Dutch)
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