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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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Koggenland
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Schermerhorn mölle.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Wind mill in Koggenland
Settlement.image_flag
Koggenland vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms of Koggenland.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 1598 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Koggenland 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 2007
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council

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Wikidata facts

Located in
North Holland
Population
22940
Area
84.13
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Alkmaar
Official website
www.koggenland.nl
Image
Schermerhorn mölle.jpg
Households
8663
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contains settlement
Grosthuizen
Commons category
Koggenland
postal code
1710–1713
topic's main category
Category:Koggenland
IPv6 routing prefix
2001:41f0:5511::/48
inception
2007-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
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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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