Westwoud

Westwoud is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the region of West Friesland in North Holland, about 4 kilometers northeast of Hoorn. The town is part of the municipality of Drechterland and has a population of 1,785.

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Settlement.name: Westwoud
Settlement.image_skyline: Raadhuis, Westwoud.JPG
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Drechterland
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.image_shield: Westwoud wapen.svg
Settlement.area_code_type: Area code
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.population_demonym: Westwouder
Settlement.pushpin_label: Westwoud
Settlement.population_density_km2: 205.88
Settlement.population_total: 1785
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postcode

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Located in: North Holland
Population: 1452
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Westwoud.jpg

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Westwoud received city rights in 1414, along with the villages of Westerblokker and Oosterblokker. This mainly meant it could form its own judicial district, which was abolished in 1811. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when it merged with Hoogkarspel and Oosterblokker to form the municipality Bangert, which was changed to Drechterland in 1980.

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