Langedijk

Langedijk (; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Langedijk
Settlement.settlement_type: Former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Twuyvermolen in Sint Pancras.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Windmill in Sint Pancras
Settlement.image_flag: Langedijk vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Langedijk.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0416 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Langedijk in a municipal map of North Holland
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the former municipality of Langedijk in North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Dijk en Waard
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Langedijk (; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.

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