Anna Paulowna
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 North Holland
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| local community |
 Hollands Kroon
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Area - land - water |
53.49 km 2 50.63 km 2 2.86 km 2 |
| Residents | 11,840 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 50 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
 
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| prefix | 0223 |
| Postcodes | 1751, 1756-1757, 1759, 1761 |
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Anna Paulowna ( ) is a place and a former municipality in the north-west of the Netherlands in the province of North Holland . The place takes its name from the Russian-born wife of a Dutch king.
The area of the village extends over an area of 53.49 km², of which 2.86 km² is water. 11,840 people live in Anna Paulowna (as of January 1, 2017).
The municipality of Anna Paulowna was merged on January 1, 2012 together with the municipalities of Niedorp, Wieringen and Wieringermeer to form the municipality of Hollands Kroon .
geography
The municipalities of Anna Paulowna also included Breezand , Kleine Sluis , Nieuwesluis , Spoorbuurt , Van Ewijcksluis and Wieringerwaard .
history
Anna Paulowna lies on a polder that was only drained in the 19th century. The polder became its own municipality in 1870. In 1990 some areas were added, so that the community no longer consisted only of the polder.
Anna Paulowna is named after Queen Anna Pavlovna of the Netherlands , wife of King Wilhelm II . She was the daughter of a Russian tsar.
economy
Anna Paulowna's economy is mainly limited to the cultivation of flower bulbs; the municipality has the largest contiguous flower field in the world. Every year at the end of April / beginning of May, the Flower Days take place in Anna Paulowna and Breezand .
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | |
| VVD | 5 | 4th | 4th | 5 |
| CDA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| PvdA | 4th | 3 | 5 | 4th |
| Lijst Leal | - | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anna Paulowna Transparant | - | - | 1 | - |
| WESP | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| D66 | 1 | - | - | - |
| GPV / RPF | 0 | - | - | - |
| total | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th |
Sons and daughters of the church
- Gerbrand Bakker (* 1962), writer
- Adrianus Schenk (* 1944), speed skater
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 12, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1998 2002 2006 2010 , accessed on May 12, 2018 (Dutch)