Hollands Kroon

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Hollands Kroon
Municipality
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Anna Paulowna town centre
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Flag
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Coat of arms
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Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°52′N4°49′E / 52.867°N 4.817°E / 52.867; 4.817
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Established1 January 2012 [1]
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 •  Mayor Rian van Dam (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Total662.20 km2 (255.68 sq mi)
 • Land357.34 km2 (137.97 sq mi)
 • Water304.86 km2 (117.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021) [4]
 • Total48,583
 • Density136/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1730–1736, 1760–1779
Area code Various
Website www.hollandskroon.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Hollands Kroon, June 2015 Gem-HollandsKroon-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of Hollands Kroon, June 2015

Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer. [5]

Contents

Localities

Cities (places/areas with city rights[ citation needed ]):

Villages:

Settlements:

Local government

The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:

Municipal council seats
Party20122018 [6] 2022 [7]
Senioren Hollands Kroon474
VVD 854
CDA 555
Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon38
PvdA 422
GroenLinks 122
D66 122
Christian Union 11
LADA (Democratie Anders)31
ANDERS!1
Partij Vrije Liberalen1
Progressief Wieringermeer1
LADA & ANDERS!2
Total292929

The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66 [8]

Notable people

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Dirk Rembrantz van Nierop

Sport

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Ard Schenk, 2006

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References

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  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 1761VM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen en Wieringermeer Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine . (Parliamentary document).
  6. ↑ "Kiesraad, Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018" . Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kiesraad Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022" . Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Coalitieakkoord" . Retrieved 19 October 2022.


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