Drechtland

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Municipality of Drechteland
Flag of the municipality of Drechterland
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Drechterland
coat of arms
province North Holland 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 Coordinates: 52 ° 42 '  N , 5 ° 12'  E
Important traffic route N302 N506
prefix 0228, 0229
Postcodes 1606-1609, 1616-1617, 1696-1697
Website Homepage of Drechteland
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Drechtland ( listen ? / I ) ( 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 . Audio file / audio sample

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

Local elections 2018
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
32.7
20.7
16.5
16.5
13.7
GD
PD
SPD
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+6.1
-3.0
-3.6
-0.3
+0.8
GD
PD
SPD

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
  1. ↑ 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
  1. ↑ District number
  2. ↑ (as of January 1, 2017)

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

Web links

Commons : Drechteland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2005–2010 2014–2018 , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 1, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Entry about the partner regions on the homepage of the Samtgemeinde Bardowick.Retrieved on April 27, 2019, 5:10 pm