Spanbroek

Spanbroek is a small city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northwest of Hoorn.

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Settlement.name: Spanbroek
Settlement.settlement_type: Small city
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Spanbroek Raadhuis.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Town hall
Settlement.image_shield: Spanbroek wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieOpmeer.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Opmeer - Spanbroek.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Spanbroek in the municipality of Opmeer. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland

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Spanbroek is a small city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northwest of Hoorn.

== History == Spanbroek was first mentioned in 1290 as Spanbroech, and is a combination of "swampy land" and "footbridge". Spanbroek developed in the Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement. It received city rights in 1414.

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