Wervershoof

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Wervershoof
Flag of the place Wervershoof
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Wervershoof
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
local community Flag of the municipality of Medemblik Medemblik
Area
 - land
 - water 		11.94  km 2
10.99 km 2
0.95 km 2
Residents 7,770 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 52 ° 44 '  N , 5 ° 9'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 44 '  N , 5 ° 9'  E
Important traffic route N240
prefix 0228
Postcodes 1619, 1671, 1678-1679, 1681, 1683-1684, 1693, 1822, 1965
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The former town hall in Wervershoof

Wervershoof ( listen ? / I ) ( West Frisian Wurreversoôf ) is a place and a former municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland . It is located in West Friesland and has belonged to the municipality of Medemblik since January 1, 2011 . Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Wervershoof is only a few kilometers south of Medemblik , on the IJsselmeer . The nearest train station is in Hoogkarspel, in Stede Broec , five kilometers to the south.

The village has some tourism and small businesses, but the main sources of income are horticulture and agriculture. In the Onderdijk district, an old forge has been set up as a museum workshop. In Wervershoof itself there is a remarkable old windmill.

Districts

Onderdijk, Wervershoof (seat of the municipal administration) and Zwaagdijk-Oost.

history

There are different versions of the origin of the place name Wervershoof. For many, the name is derived from the preacher Sankt Werenfridus .

The village was quite small between 1400 and 1800. The population fluctuated between 250 and 400. When the place became an independent municipality in 1817, it grew to almost 800 inhabitants by 1868. After the Second World War , the population increased again quite sharply, because especially for commuters who u. a. work in Hoorn , a new district was built.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Political party Seats
1994 1998 2002 2006
General concerns Combinatie 3 2 3 3
CDA 4th 2 3 2
Progressive Wervershoof 2 2 2 2
VVD 2 4th 3 2
Zwaagdijker Dorpsbelang 2 3 2 2
PvdA - - - 2
total 13 13 13 13

Born in Wervershoof

Web links

Commons : Wervershoof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)