Hollands Kroon is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

located in the Northwest

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 ...

. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities:

Anna Paulowna Anna Paulowna () is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The former municipality derives its name from the Anna Paulownapolder, which was laid dry in 1846 during the reign of King William II of ...

Niedorp Niedorp (; West Frisian: ''Nierup'') is a former municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Niedorp, as well as Barsingerhorn, located in the former municipality of Niedorp, rec ...

Wieringen Wieringen () is part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, established in 2012 in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. It is a former municipality in this province, with its name appearing in records of the late 9th and early 10t ...

, and Wieringermeer.

Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations ( nl, link=no, Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties; BZK) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for domestic policy, civil service, public administration, elections, loca ...

''Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen en Wieringermeer''
(Parliamentary document).

Localities

Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

(places/areas with city rights): * Barsingerhorn * Stede Niedorp *

* Winkel

Local government

The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows: The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66

Notable people

Dirck Pietersz van Nierop Dirck Pietersz van Nierop (1540 – 1610) was a Mennonite minister from North Holland who became notable for founding a branch of Mennonites in Amsterdam called the "Young Frisians" (''Jonge Friezen''). Nierop was born in Nieuwe Niedorp. After ...

(1540 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1610) a Mennonite minister *

Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 – 4 November 1682) was a seventeenth-century Dutch cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer, shoemaker and Mennonite teacher. Life Van Nierop was born and died at Nieuwe Niedorp ("Nierop"), Holland ( ...

(1610 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1682) cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer and teacher * Elisabeth van der Woude (1657 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1698) a Dutch traveller and author * Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873 in Wieringen – 1951) painter *

Pieter Baas Pieter Baas (born 28 April 1944) is a Dutch botanist. He is an emeritus professor of plant systematics at Leiden University. He served as director of the of Leiden University between 1991 and 1999. When the institute was faced with budget cuts in ...

(born 1944 in Wieringermeer) a Dutch botanist *

Gerbrand Bakker Gerbrand Bakker may refer to: * Gerbrand Bakker (physician) Gerbrand Bakker (Enkhuizen, November 1, 1771 – Groningen, June 15, 1828) was an eminent Dutch physician, professor at the University of Groningen. He first studied medicine with M.S. ...

(born 1962 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch writer

Sport

Albertus Perk Albertus Perk (16 September 188714 May 1919) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Perk, a Dutch Army and Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military ...

(1887 in Anna Paulowna – 1919) a Dutch fencer, competed in the individual épée event at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, b ...

* Ard Schenk (born 1944 in Anna Paulowna) a former speed skater, silver medallist at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

and triple gold medallist at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro ...

* Henk Schenk (born 1945 in Wieringerwaard) an American former wrestler, competed in the

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 19 ...

* Erik Heijblok (born 1977 in Den Oever, Wieringen) retired football goalkeeper. * Selma Borst (born 1983 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch runner *

Kai Reus Kai Reus (born 11 March 1985 in Niedorp, North Holland), is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for . As a junior, Reus won the Junior men's road race during the 2003 UCI Road World Championships. After missing out o ...

(born 1985 in Niedorp) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer * Jessy Kramer (born 1990 in Zijdewind) a Dutch handball player *

Marit Raaijmakers Marit Raaijmakers (born 2 June 1999) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She rode for in the women's team time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships The 2018 UCI Road World Cha ...

(born 1999 in Hippolytushoef) a Dutch racing cyclist

Gallery

File:20180629 Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp.jpg, Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp File:Molenkolksluis01.JPG, Molenkolksluis File:Nederlands Kremlin.jpg, Nederlands Kremlin in Winkel File:20180629 Schutsluisje 1684 Nieuwe Niedorp.jpg, Schutsluisje, Nieuwe Niedorp

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2012 {{NorthHolland-geo-stub