Drechterland
Sign in to saveDrechterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added to Drechterland.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Drechterland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Schellinkhout.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town centre of Schellinkhout
- Settlement.image_flag
- Drechterland vlag.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Drechterland wapen.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0498 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Drechterland in a municipal map of North Holland
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in North Holland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Holland
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 January 1979
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
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Encyclopedic overview
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Drechterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added to Drechterland.
== Population centres == The municipality of Drechterland consists of the following towns, villages and districts:
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3 mapped locations