Hoogkarspel

Hoogkarspel (West Frisian: Hougkarspel) is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name derives from the words hoog (Dutch for "high") and kerspel, a Middle Dutch word for parish.

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Place details

Locality: Hoogkarspel
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Hoogkarspel
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Hoogkarspel with water tower.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The skyline of Hoogkarspel, with the characteristic Hoogkarspel Water Tower.
Settlement.image_shield: Hoogkarspel wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.elevation_m: -0.6
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.89
Settlement.population_total: 8,270
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Hoogkarspel was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged into the new municipality of Bangert, which has been renamed to Drechterland in 1980.

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