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Harenkarspel () is a former municipality in the
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
, in the province of
North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was
Tuitjenhorn Tuitjenhorn ( West Frisian: ''Tutinghorn'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen. Tuitjenhorn was the main village of the former Harenkarspel municipality. Tuitjenhorn lies about 9  ...
. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with
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 ...
and
Zijpe Zijpe () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2013, Zijpe and Harenkarspel merged into Schagen. Population centres The former municipality of Zijpe consisted of the following cities, towns, villages ...
into a new municipality, which is called Schagen.


Population centres

The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following villages:
Dirkshorn Dirkshorn ( West Frisian: ''Durkshorn'') is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 9 km north of Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian ...
,
Eenigenburg Eenigenburg (; West Frisian: ''Einigeborgt'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 10 km northwest of Heerhugowaard. The village was ...
,
Groenveld Groenveld is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 11 km north of Heerhugowaard and 2 km south of the town of Schagen. History Groenveld was first mentioned in 1478 AD ...
,
Kalverdijk Kalverdijk ( West Frisian: ''Kalveredìk'') is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 8 km north of Heerhugowaard. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1575 as Caluerdyck, and ...
, Kerkbuurt,
Krabbendam Krabbendam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 10 km north of Alkmaar. History The village was first mentioned in 1413 or 1414 as Crabbendamme. A "krabbendam" is ...
, 't Rijpje,
Schoorldam Schoorldam ( West Frisian: ''Skorledam'') is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is partially in the municipality of Bergen, and partially in the municipality of Schagen. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1569 as Schoorldam, and m ...
(partly),
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the north ...
,
Stroet Stroet is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 11 km north of Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is ...
,
Tuitjenhorn Tuitjenhorn ( West Frisian: ''Tutinghorn'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen. Tuitjenhorn was the main village of the former Harenkarspel municipality. Tuitjenhorn lies about 9  ...
,
Valkkoog Valkkoog ( West Frisian: ''Falkekoeghe'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 12 km north of Heerhugowaard. The village was first mentioned in 1318 as Valkencoech, a ...
,
Waarland Waarland ( West Frisian: ''´t Waarland'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 6 km north of Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ...
, and
Warmenhuizen Warmenhuizen ( West Frisian: ''Wermehúze'') is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 8 km northwest of Heerhugowaard. An agricultural community. The area surrounding the t ...
. 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 The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberalRudy Andeweg, Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingsto ...
- 3 seats


References

* Statistics are taken from th
SDU Staatscourant


External links


A map of the former municipality of Harenkarspel

City Site
(Dutch)
Nieuws over Harenkarspel
(Dutch)
Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel
(Dutch) Schagen Former municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2013 {{NorthHolland-geo-stub