Koggenland
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| Koggenland | |||
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| Wind mill in Koggenland
Wind mill in Koggenland
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Established | 1 January 2007[1] | ||
| Government[2] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Robert Posthumus (VVD) | ||
| Area[3] | |||
| • Total | 84.13 km2 (32.48 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 80.52 km2 (31.09 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[4] | −3 m (−10 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[5] | |||
| • Total | 22,425 | ||
| • Density | 279/km2 (720/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | Parts of 1600 and 1700 range | ||
| Area code | 0226, 0229, 072 | ||
| Website | www |
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Koggenland is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.
The name of the municipality refers to the historic Kogge from the middle-ages. A kogge or cogge was a jurisdiction area of several villages or bannen (mostly around 4 or 5).
Population centres
Villages:
- Avenhorn
- Berkhout
- Bobeldijk
- De Goorn
- Grosthuizen
- Hensbroek
- Obdam
- Oostmijzen
- Oudendijk
- Rustenburg
- Scharwoude
- Spierdijk
- Ursem
- Wogmeer
- Zuid-Spierdijk
- Zuidermeer
Hamlets:
- Baarsdorpermeer
- Berkmeer
- De Hulk
- Kathoek
- Noord-Spierdijk
- Noorddijk
- Noordermeer
- Oosteinde
- Obdammerdijk
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Koggenland, July 2015
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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| Schermer | Beemster, Edam-Volendam | Markermeer |
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