Spanbroek

Spanbroek
Spanbroek
Village
	Coat of arms
	Spanbroek in the municipality of Opmeer.
	Coordinates: 52°41′53″N 4°57′39″E / 52.69806°N 4.96083°ECoordinates: 52°41′53″N 4°57′39″E / 52.69806°N 4.96083°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Opmeer
Population
• Total	4,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Spanbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 9 km (6 mi) northwest of Hoorn.^[1]

Spanbroek received city rights in 1414. It was a separate municipality until 1959, when it was merged with Opmeer.^[2]

The Scheringa Museum of Realist Art is in Spanbroek.

References[]

^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links[]

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[ANWB-1] ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

[2] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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