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).
Population centres
Villages:
Hamlets:
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Koggenland, July 2015
Notable people
Bernard Claesen Speirdyke (1663, prob. in Spierdijk – 1670) a 17th-century Dutch buccaneer Jacob Clay (1882 in Berkhout – 1955) a Dutch physicist who studied cosmic rays Henk Jonker (1912 in Berkhout – 2002) a Dutch photographer, most active in World War II Sander Lantinga (born 1976 in Biddinghuizen) a radio & TV program maker, a radio-DJ and streaker IMDb Database retrieved 08 April 2020
Sport Ron Vlaar (born 1985 in Hensbroek) a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps Jetse Bol (born 1989 in Avenhorn) a professional Dutch road bicycle racer
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References
External links
Official website