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Koggenland
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Wind mill in Koggenland
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Location in North Holland
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Established | 1 January 2007 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 84.13 km2 (32.48 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 80.52 km2 (31.09 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | −3 m (−9.8 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 22,425 | ||
| • Density | 279/km2 (720/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
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Parts of 1600 and 1700 range
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| Area code | 0226, 0229, 072 | ||
Koggenland (West Frisian: Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.
The name of the municipality refers to the historic Kogge from the middle-ages. A kogge or cogge was a jurisdiction area of several villages or bannen (mostly around 4 or 5).
Population centres
Villages:
- Avenhorn
- Berkhout
- Bobeldijk
- De Goorn
- Grosthuizen
- Hensbroek
- Obdam
- Oostmijzen
- Oudendijk
- Rustenburg
- Scharwoude
- Spierdijk
- Ursem
- Wogmeer
- Zuid-Spierdijk
- Zuidermeer
Hamlets:
- Baarsdorpermeer
- Berkmeer
- De Hulk
- Kathoek
- Noord-Spierdijk
- Noorddijk
- Noordermeer
- Oosteinde
- Obdammerdijk
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Koggenland, July 2015
Notable people
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- Bernard Claesen Speirdyke (1663, prob. in Spierdijk – 1670) a 17th-century Dutch buccaneer
- Jacob Clay (1882 in Berkhout – 1955) a Dutch physicist who studied cosmic rays
- Henk Jonker (1912 in Berkhout – 2002) a Dutch photographer, most active in World War II
- Sander Lantinga (born 1976 in Biddinghuizen) a radio & TV program maker, a radio-DJ and streaker
Sport
- Ron Vlaar (born 1985 in Hensbroek) a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
- Jetse Bol (born 1989 in Avenhorn) a professional Dutch road bicycle racer
Gallery
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Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Berkhout (viewed from the back)
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Voormalig Raadhuis, Grosthuizen
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Markermeer dike near Scharwoude
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Anna Hoeve, Berkhout
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