Harenkarspel

Harenkarspel
Harenkarspel
	Former municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 52.73°N 4.75°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Schagen
Area (2006)
• Total	54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
• Land	54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi)
• Water	0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	15,922
• Density	295/km2 (760/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.harenkarspel.nl

Harenkarspel (pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipality, which is called Schagen.

Population centres

The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following villages: Dirkshorn, Eenigenburg, Groenveld, Kalverdijk, Kerkbuurt, Krabbendam, 't Rijpje, Schoorldam (partly), Sint Maarten, Stroet, Tuitjenhorn, Valkkoog, Waarland, and Warmenhuizen. The largest towns were Warmenhuizen and Tuitjenhorn. The town hall of Harenkarspel was located in Tuitjenhorn.

Local government

The municipal council of Harenkarspel consisted of 17 seats, which were divided as follows:

CDA - 6 seats
PvdA - 4 seats
Algemeen Belang '89 - 4 seats
VVD - 3 seats

References

Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

External links

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