Zijpe () is a former municipality in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the province of
North Holland
North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...
. In 2013, Zijpe and
Harenkarspel merged into
Schagen
Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received City rights in the Nethe ...
.
Population centres
The former municipality of Zijpe consisted of the following small towns and villages:
Burgerbrug,
Burgervlotbrug,
Callantsoog
Callantsoog ( West Frisian: ''Kallantsouge'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 18 km south of Den Helder. Callantsoog was a separate municipality until 1990, wh ...
,
Groote Keeten,
Oudesluis,
Petten
Petten is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900.
Petten's economy is based on agricu ...
,
Schagerbrug,
Sint Maartensbrug,
Sint Maartensvlotbrug,
't Zand.
Local government
The municipal council of Zijpe had 15 seats, which at the final
election in 2010 divided as follows:
* Burger Kiesvereniging Zijpe (BKV) - 4 seats
*
CDA - 3 seats
*
VVD - 3 seats
*
PvdA - 3 seats
* Natuurlijk Zijpe - 2 seats
Elections were held in November 2012 for a council for the new merged municipal council of Schagen that included Zijpe, which commenced work in January 2013.
References
External links
News about Zijpe (Noordkopcentraal)(Dutch)
Schagen
Former municipalities of North Holland
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2013
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