Niedorp

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Niedorp
Flag of the place Niedorp
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Coat of arms of the village of Niedorp
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province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of Hollands Kroon Municipality Hollands Kroon
Area
 - land
 - water
63.03  km 2
61.59 km 2
1.44 km 2
Residents 12,272 (December 31, 2011)
Coordinates 52 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 52 ′  E
Important traffic route N239 N241 N242
prefix 0224, 0226
Postcodes 1704, 1718-1719, 1731-1736, 1738, 1741, 1746-1747, 1757, 1766-1769, 1775, 1851, 2265
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Niedorp ( listen ? / I ) ( West Frisian Nierup ) is a former municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland , Region Westfriesland . Audio file / audio sample

The community of Niedorp merged on January 1, 2012, together with the communities of Anna Paulowna, Wieringen and Wieringermeer, to form Hollands Kroon .

Districts

  • Barsingerhorn, near Schagen
  • Haringhuizen
  • Kolhorn
  • Kreil (partially)
  • Lutjewinkel
  • Moerbeek
  • Nieuwe Niedorp (seat of the municipal administration)
  • Oude Niedorp
  • Terdiek
  • Verlaat (partially)
  • angle
  • Zijdewind.

Location and economy

The municipality is located west of Wieringermeer , north of Heerhugowaard and east of Schagen , where the nearest train station is.

Several small canals run through the municipality, in the past mainly used by inland shipping, today used by water sports tourism. The main source of income for the municipality is still agriculture.

history

The place names of Oude and Nieuwe Niedorp already appeared in a document in 1298. In 1415 the places received a limited town charter (Stede Niedorp) . In 1904 a monastery was built there . a. was used by the Poor Clares ; the building now serves as an educational institution for foreign priestly students.

Barsingerhorn, which was first mentioned in 890 and gradually developed from a series of terps with farms into an elongated dike village, and Haringhuizen were part of the Schagen glory in the Middle Ages .

Kolhorn, a former fishing village that was located on the Zuider Sea coast before the Wieringermeer was drained , was a transshipment port for VOC ships in the 17th century . Between about 1890 and 1930, catching large quantities of anchovies or anchovies brought some prosperity to the village. Later the fishing port was converted into a marina.

Attractions

  • The community promotes cycling tours in the area and provides visitors with leaflets with information.
  • There are a few small museums, including one on perfume bottles in Winkel and one on motorcycles in Nieuwe Niedorp.
  • Barsingerhorn has a remarkable former town hall from the 17th century.

Personalities

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Political party Seats
1998 2002 2006 2010
Lokaal Alternatief Democratie Anders - - - 6th
VVD 3 5 4th 3
PvdA 5 4th 5 3
CDA 3 3 3 2
General concern 3 3 3 1
GroenLinks - - - 0
D66 1 - - -
total 15th 15th 15th 15th

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 13, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1998 2002 2006 2010 , accessed on May 13, 2018 (Dutch)