Spanbroek
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Spanbroek | ||
|---|---|---|
| Village | ||
| 250px | ||
|
||
 |
||
| Spanbroek in the municipality of Opmeer. Spanbroek in the municipality of Opmeer. |
||
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | North Holland | |
| Municipality | Opmeer | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 4,000 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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, 2006.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Spanbroek". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This North Holland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
