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Koggenland
Sign in to saveKoggenland () is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Koggenland
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- Municipality
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- Schermerhorn mölle.jpg
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- Wind mill in Koggenland
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- Koggenland vlag.svg
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- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Koggenland.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 1598 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Koggenland in a municipal map of North Holland
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- Location in North Holland
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Holland
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- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 January 2007
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- Municipal council
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Koggenland () is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.
The name of the municipality refers to the historic Kogge from the middle-ages. A kogge or cogge was a jurisdiction area of several villages or bannen (mostly around 4 or 5).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koggenland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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