Drechterland
Sign in to saveDrechterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added to Drechterland.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Drechterland is referenced by 67 other articles, and connects out to municipality of the Netherlands, Netherlands and Amsterdam.
The entry is geolocated on the map in NL, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Drechterland and Municipalities of North Holland.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Drechterland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Schellinkhout.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town centre of Schellinkhout
- Settlement.image_flag
- Drechterland vlag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Drechterland wapen.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0498 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Drechterland in a municipal map of North Holland
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in North Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Holland
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 January 1979
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 19838
- Area
- 101.44
- Official website
- drechterland.nl
- Image
- Schellinkhout.jpg
- Households
- 7684
- Dialing code
- 0229
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- postal code
- 1616
- Commons category
- Drechterland
- native label
- Drechterland
- inception
- 1980-01-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +31228352352
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Population centres
- Topography
- Local government
- Notable people
- Sport
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Drechterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added to Drechterland.
== Population centres == The municipality of Drechterland consists of the following towns, villages and districts:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drechterland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
On the map
3 mapped locations