Wognum
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 North Holland
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| local community |
 Medemblik
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Area - land - water |
13.66 km 2 13.59 km 2 0.07 km 2 |
| Residents | 5,985 (Jan 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 41 ′ N , 5 ° 1 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
   
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| prefix | 0229 |
| Postcodes | 1647, 1652, 1654, 1685-1689, 1713, 1715-1716, 3531 |
Wognum ( ) is a place in the municipality Medemblik , West Friesland region , North Holland province ( Netherlands ).
On January 1, 2007, the previously existing municipality of Wognum was merged with the city and municipality of Medemblik and the municipality of Noorder-Koggenland to form the new large municipality of Medemblik.
The village of Wognum had town charter from 1392 to 1426. Although Wognum has not been a town since then, the village has grown into a small town.
Districts
Nibbixwoud, Wadway (partially), Wognum, Wijzend and Zwaagdijk-West.
More settlements
Lekermeer and Zomerdijk.
Special occurrence
The place became known nationwide when a motorcycle policeman was hit by a vehicle on the adjacent A7 in September 2009 when he was blocking a lane to make it easier for an ambulance to enter the motorway. This was in a serious traffic accident on the highway. The police officer sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries in the impact.
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | |
| CDA | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th |
| D66 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| VVD | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| PvdA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Jeroen Tesselaar (* 1989), soccer player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council , accessed on May 17, 2018 (Dutch)