Harenkarspel

Harenkarspel
Former municipality
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Coordinates: 52°44′N 4°45′E / 52.73°N 4.75°E / 52.73; 4.75Coordinates: 52°44′N 4°45′E / 52.73°N 4.75°E / 52.73; 4.75
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Schagen
Area (2006)
• Total	54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
• Land	54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi)
• Water	0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2007)
• Total	15,922
• Density	295/km2 (760/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.harenkarspel.nl

Harenkarspel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrə(n)ˌkɑspəl] (listen)) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipality, which is called Schagen.

Population centres[]

The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following villages: Dirkshorn, Eenigenburg, Groenveld, Kalverdijk, Kerkbuurt, Krabbendam, 't Rijpje, Schoorldam (partly), Sint Maarten, Stroet, Tuitjenhorn, Valkkoog, Waarland, and Warmenhuizen. The largest towns were Warmenhuizen and Tuitjenhorn. The town hall of Harenkarspel was located in Tuitjenhorn.

Local government[]

The municipal council of Harenkarspel consisted of 17 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA - 6 seats
• PvdA - 4 seats
• Algemeen Belang '89 - 4 seats
• VVD - 3 seats

References[]

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harenkarspel.

• A map of the former municipality of Harenkarspel
• City Site (Dutch)
• Nieuws over Harenkarspel (Dutch)
• Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel (Dutch)

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