Zeevang () is a former municipality in northwestern

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, in the province of North Holland. Since 2016, Zeevang has been part of the municipality of

Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam () is a municipality in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, primarily consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam. It is situated on the western shore of the Markermeer, just north of Waterland. In 2019, ...

Population centres

The former municipality of Zeevang consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

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, Etersheim, Hobrede, Kwadijk,

Middelie Middelie is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 5 km northeast of Purmerend. History The village was first mentioned in 1277 as Homines de Middela, and means ...

, Oosthuizen,

Schardam Schardam is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about southwest of Hoorn. The village was first mentioned in 1319 as "den Scaderdam". The etymology is unclear. Schar ...

, Warder.

Local government

The municipal council of Zeevang consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows (2015): * Zeevangs Belang - 7 seats *

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- 3 seats * PvdA - 2 seats * CDA - 1 seat

References

External links

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Official website
Edam-Volendam Former municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2016 {{NorthHolland-geo-stub