Niedorp (;
West Frisian: ''Nierup'') is a former municipality in the north-western
Netherlands
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, in the province of
North Holland
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and the region of
West-Frisia. Niedorp, along with neighbouring
Barsingerhorn, 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, and since 2012 has been a part of the new municipality of
Hollands Kroon.
Population centres
The former municipality of Niedorp consisted of the following small towns and villages:
Barsingerhorn,
Haringhuizen,
Kolhorn,
Lutjewinkel,
Nieuwe Niedorp,
Oude Niedorp,
't Veld,
Winkel,
Zijdewind.
Archaeology
Prehistoric
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settlements from the Late
Neolithic
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period were found in De Gouw and the Groetpolder. They are covered by sediment and belong to the
Single Grave Culture. In 1995, these sites were submitted to
UNESCO
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's list of
World Heritage Site
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s. They are currently on the tentative list.
Local government
The former municipal council of Niedorp consisted of 15 seats, which at the final
election in 2010 divided as follows:
* Democratie Anders (LADA) - 6 seats
*
VVD - 3 seats
*
PvdA - 3 seats
*
CDA - 2 seats
* Algemeen Belang Niedorp - 1 seat
Elections were held in November 2011 for a council for the new merged municipality of Hollands Kroon that included Niedorp, which commenced work in January 2012.
References
* Statistics are taken from th
SDU Staatscourant
External links
City Site(Dutch)
Nieuws over Niedorp(Dutch)
Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel(Dutch)
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2012
Former municipalities of North Holland
Hollands Kroon
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