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Langedijk
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Former municipality
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Windmill in Sint Pancras
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Location of the former municipality of Langedijk in North Holland
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Municipality | Dijk en Waard | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | −1 m (−3.3 ft) | ||
| Population
(May 2014)
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| • Total | 27,144 | ||
| • Density | 1,129/km2 (2,920/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postcode |
1720–1724, 1830–1834
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| Area code | 0226, 072 | ||
Langedijk (Dutch: [ˌlɑŋəˈdɛik]; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.
Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.
Population centres
The former municipality of Langedijk contained the following small towns and villages:
- Broek op Langedijk
- Koedijk (partly)
- Noord-Scharwoude
- Oudkarspel
- Sint Pancras
- Zuid-Scharwoude.
Topography
Map of the former municipality of Langedijk, 2015
Notable people
- Johannes Hertenberg (1668 in Oudkarspel – 1725) the 19th Dutch Governor of Ceylon from 1723 until his death
- Theo Nieuwenhuis (1866 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1951) a Dutch watercolor painter, lithograph designer, woodcarver and ceramics and textile designer
- Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1969) a Dutch architect, noted for his Calvinist church buildings
- Laurens Bogtman (1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969) a Dutch baritone
- Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937 in Sint Pancras – 2012), pen name, J. Bernlef, a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator
Sport
- Jan Langedijk (1910 in Oudkarspel – 1981) a Dutch speed skater who competed at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics
- Gerard Kamper (born 1950 in Koedijk) a retired Dutch cyclist
- Jan Blokhuijsen (born 1989 in Zuid-Scharwoude) Dutch long-track speed skater, silver medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Gallery
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Broekerveiling
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Noord-Scharwoude
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Wooden church and steel bell tower - Koedijk
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Allemanskerk - Oudkarspel
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Old mill - Sint Pancras
See also
In Spanish: Langedijk para niños
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