Medemblik

260px|thumb|Map of Medemblik, June 2015 Medemblik () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It lies immediately south of the polder and former municipality of Wieringermeer.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Medemblik
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Medemblik.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Medemblik city centre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Medemblik.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Medemblik.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0420 (2019).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Medemblik 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.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: CDA
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Medemblik
Population: 45165
Area: 257.56
Elevation: 0
Official website: www.medemblik.nl
Image: Wognum-DSB.jpg
Households: 17257
Dialing code: 0229

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contact page URL: www.medemblik.nl/247
Commons category: Medemblik
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/medemblik
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31229856000

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== History == Medemblik was a prosperous trading town, when in 1282, Floris V, Count of Holland, successfully invaded West Friesland. He built several fortresses to control the region, one of which was Kasteel Radboud in Medemblik, and awarded Medemblik city rights in 1289. After Floris V was murdered in 1296, the local Frisians besieged the castle, but in 1297 an army from Holland thwarted their efforts to starve out the inhabitants, which included Medemblik citizens.