Harenkarspel

Former municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

Flag

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 52°44′N 4°45′E / 52.73°N 4.75°E / 52.73; 4.75CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalitySchagenArea

(2006)

• Total54.83 km² (21.17 sq mi) • Land54.03 km² (20.86 sq mi) • Water0.80 km² (0.31 sq mi)Population

(1 January 2007)

• Total15,922 • Density295/km² (760/sq mi) Source: CBS, Statline.Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitewww.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

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

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

^ "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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harenkarspel.

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)