Langedijk (;

West Frisian Dutch The West Frisian dialect A dialect is a Variety (linguistics), variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standard language, standardized varieties as well as Vernacular language, ...

: ''Langedìk'') 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 ...

and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1415. Langedijk and the former municipality of

Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. Heerhugowaard was previously a separate municipality, whic ...

merged into the new municipality of

Dijk en Waard Dijk en Waard (West Frisian Dutch: ''Doik en Weard/Weerd'' or ''Dìk en Weard/Weerd'') is a municipality in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, the Netherlands. It was formed from the merger of Heerhugowaard and Langedij ...

on 1 January 2022.

Population centres

The former municipality of Langedijk contained the following small towns and villages:

Topography

''Map of the former municipality of Langedijk, 2015''

Local government

The former municipal council of Langedijk consisted of 21 seats, which at the last elections in 2018 divided as follows: Elections were held in November 2021 for a council for the new merged municipality of Dijk en Waard, that included Langedijk, which commenced work in January 2022.

Notable people

Johannes Hertenberg Johannes Hertenberg (15 April 1668 in Oudkarspel – 19 October 1725 in Colombo) was the 17th commander of Dutch Malabar from 1716 to 1723 and the 19th Dutch Governor of Ceylon from 1723 until his death. In 1687, Hertenberg sailed to the D ...

(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 Laurens Bogtman (8 February 1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969 in Hilversum, the Netherlands) was a Dutch baritone. Unlike many contemporary singers his career began late, at the age of 30, and he studied singing in Berlin, with Otto Iro in Vienna and ...

(1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969) a Dutch baritone * Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937 in Sint Pancras – 2012), pen name, ''

J. Bernlef Hendrik Jan Marsman (14 January 1937 – 29 October 2012), better known by his pen name, J. Bernlef, was a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator, much of whose work centres on mental perception of reality and its expression. He won numerou ...

'', a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator

Sport

Jan Langedijk Jan Langedijk (27 July 1910 – 3 December 1981) was a Dutch speed skater who competed at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished 24th in the 500 m, 14th in the 1500 m, fourth in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m event. Twelve ...

(1910 in Oudkarspel – 1981) a Dutch speed skater who competed at the

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

and

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

Gerard Kamper Gerardus "Gerard" Kamper (born 9 August 1950) is a retired Dutch cyclist. He was part of the Dutch team that shared fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He finished 84th in the 1975 Tour de France. His son Kris a ...

(born 1950 in Koedijk) a retired Dutch cyclist *

Jan Blokhuijsen Jan Blokhuijsen (; born 1 April 1989) is an Olympic award-winning Dutch long-track speed skater who until 2013 skated for the commercial TVM team. Career In 2007, Blokhuijsen got his VWO degree at school. After a successful period in skating an ...

(born 1989 in Zuid-Scharwoude) Dutch long-track speed skater, silver medallist at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

Gallery

File:Broekerveiling.JPG, Broekerveiling File:Noord-Scharwoude 12-2-13 007.jpg, Noord-Scharwoude File:Houten zaalkerk met op de voorgrond een vrijstaande stalen klokkentoren - Koedijk - 20396714 - RCE.jpg, Wooden church and steel bell tower - Koedijk File:20180629 Allemanskerk1 Oudkarspel.jpg, Allemanskerk - Oudkarspel File:Vergezicht met molen en houten loopbrug - Sint Pancras - 20364304 - RCE.jpg, Old mill - Sint Pancras

References

External links

*
Official website of former municipality
Former municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2022 * {{NorthHolland-geo-stub