Drechtland
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coat of arms |
province | North Holland |
mayor | Michiel Pijl ( CDA ) |
Seat of the municipality | Hoogkarspel |
Area - land - water |
80.74 km 2 59.08 km 2 21.66 km 2 |
CBS code | 0498 |
Residents | 19,609 (Jan 31, 2019) |
Population density | 243 inhabitants / km 2 |
Coordinates | 52 ° 42 ' N , 5 ° 12' E |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0228, 0229 |
Postcodes | 1606-1609, 1616-1617, 1696-1697 |
Website | Homepage of Drechteland |
Drechtland ( West Frisian Drechtland ) is a municipality in the province of North Holland in the West Frisian region of the Netherlands . It was created in 1978, initially under the name Bangert , from the merger of the municipalities of Hoogkarspel and Westwoud and the district of Oosterblokker of the municipality of Blokker. In the course of 1979 the community received its current name. On January 1, 2006, it merged with the municipality of Venhuizen .
) (geography
Drechtland borders the municipality of Hoorn in the west, the municipality of Stede Broec in the east and the Markermeer in the south . The community has an area of around 81 km², of which 22 km² are water.
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:
Political party | Seats | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 |
2010 | 2014 | 2018 | |
CDA | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th |
VVD | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 |
Gemeentebelangen Derechtland | 6th | 6th | 3 | 3 |
Progressief Drechtland | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Senior Citizens Party in Drechterland | - | - | 2 | 2 |
PvdA | 2 | 2 | - | - |
D66 / GroenLinks | 3 | 2 | - | - |
total | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th |
- ↑ Due to the merger of the municipalities of Venhuizen and Derechtland on January 1, 2006, the municipal council elections took place in 2005.
Political structure
The community is divided into the following districts:
No. | place | Residents |
---|---|---|
00 | Hoogkarspel | 7,975 |
01 | Westwoud | 1,775 |
02 | Oosterblokker | 1,510 |
03 | Venhuizen | 5,895 |
04 | Wijdenes | 1,320 |
05 | Schellinkhout | 900 |
local community | 19,384 |
Partner communities
Drechtland is partnered with the municipality of Bardowick in Lower Saxony . The joint municipality of Bardowick had been partnered with Venheuizen since 1970, but Venhuizen was merged with Drechtland in 2006.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Cornelius Schilder (* 1941), Bishop of Ngong , Kenya
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Result of the local elections , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2005–2010 2014–2018 , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Entry about the partner regions on the homepage of the Samtgemeinde Bardowick.Retrieved on April 27, 2019, 5:10 pm