Hollands Kroon

Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.[5]

Hollands Kroon
Municipality
Anna Paulowna town centre
Anna Paulowna town centre
Flag of Hollands Kroon
Flag
Coat of arms of Hollands Kroon
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Hollands Kroon in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°52′N 4°49′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Established1 January 2012[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRian van Dam (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Total662.20 km2 (255.68 sq mi)
 • Land357.34 km2 (137.97 sq mi)
 • Water304.86 km2 (117.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total48,583
 • Density136/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1730–1736, 1760–1779
Area codeVarious
Websitewww.hollandskroon.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Hollands Kroon, June 2015

Localities

Cities (places/areas with city rights):

Villages:

  • Anna Paulowna
  • Breezand
  • De Haukes
  • De Strook
  • Den Oever
  • Haringhuizen
  • Hippolytushoef
  • Kleine Sluis
  • Kolhorn
  • Kreil
  • Kreileroord
  • Lutjewinkel
  • Middenmeer
  • Moerbeek
  • Nieuwe Niedorp
  • Oosterklief
  • Oosterland
  • Oude Niedorp
  • Slootdorp
  • Smerp
  • Stroe
  • Terdiek
  • Tolke
  • Van Ewijcksluis
  • Vatrop
  • 't Veld
  • Verlaat
  • Westerklief
  • Westerland
  • Wieringerwaard
  • Wieringerwerf
  • Zijdewind

Settlements:

  • Blokhuizen
  • Dam
  • De Belt
  • De Bomen
  • De Elft
  • De Gest
  • De Heid
  • De Hoelm
  • De Kampen
  • De Leijen
  • De Normer
  • De Weel
  • De Weere
  • Emaus
  • Gelderse Buurt
  • Groetpolder
  • Hogebieren
  • Hollebalg
  • Langereis
  • Lutjekolhorn
  • Mientbrug
  • Nieuwesluis
  • Noord-Stroe
  • Noordburen
  • Noorderbuurt
  • Poolland
  • Spoorbuurt
  • Tin
  • Vennik
  • Wateringskant
  • Westeinde
  • Zandburen

Local government

The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:

Municipal council seats
Party20122018 [6]2022 [7]
Senioren Hollands Kroon474
VVD854
CDA555
Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon38
PvdA422
GroenLinks122
D66122
Christian Union11
LADA (Democratie Anders)31
ANDERS!1
Partij Vrije Liberalen1
Progressief Wieringermeer1
LADA & ANDERS!2
Total292929

The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66 [8]

Notable people
Dirk Rembrantz van Nierop
  • Dirck Pietersz van Nierop (1540 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1610) a Mennonite minister
  • Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1682) cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer and teacher
  • Elisabeth van der Woude (1657 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1698) a Dutch traveller and author
  • Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873 in Wieringen – 1951) painter
  • Pieter Baas (born 1944 in Wieringermeer) a Dutch botanist
  • Gerbrand Bakker (born 1962 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch writer

Sport
Ard Schenk, 2006
  • Albertus Perk (1887 in Anna Paulowna – 1919) a Dutch fencer, competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics
  • Ard Schenk (born 1944 in Anna Paulowna) a former speed skater, silver medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics and triple gold medallist at the 1972 Winter Olympics
  • Henk Schenk (born 1945 in Wieringerwaard) an American former wrestler, competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Erik Heijblok (born 1977 in Den Oever, Wieringen) retired football goalkeeper.
  • Selma Borst (born 1983 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch runner
  • Kai Reus (born 1985 in Niedorp) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer
  • Jessy Kramer (born 1990 in Zijdewind) a Dutch handball player
  • Marit Raaijmakers (born 1999 in Hippolytushoef) a Dutch racing cyclist
  • Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp
    Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp
  • Molenkolksluis
    Molenkolksluis
  • Nederlands Kremlin in Winkel
    Nederlands Kremlin in Winkel
  • Schutsluisje, Nieuwe Niedorp
    Schutsluisje, Nieuwe Niedorp

References
  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2012" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2012]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1761VM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen en Wieringermeer Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. (Parliamentary document).
  6. "Kiesraad, Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  7. "Kiesraad Gemeenteraad 16 maart 2022". Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. "Coalitieakkoord". Retrieved 19 October 2022.


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