Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen en Wieringermeer . (Parliamentary document).
Localities
Cities (places/areas with city rights): Barsingerhorn Stede Niedorp Wieringen Winkel
Villages: Anna Paulowna Breezand De Haukes De Strook Den Oever Haringhuizen Hippolytushoef Kleine Sluis Kolhorn Kreil Kreileroord Lutjewinkel Middenmeer Moerbeek Nieuwe Niedorp Oosterklief Oosterland Oude Niedorp Slootdorp Smerp Stroe Terdiek Tolke Van Ewijcksluis Vatrop 't Veld Verlaat Westerklief Westerland Wieringerwaard Wieringerwerf ZijdewindSettlements: Blokhuizen Dam De Belt De Bomen De Elft De Gest De Heid De Hoelm De Kampen De Leijen De Normer De Weel De Weere Emaus Gelderse Buurt Groetpolder Hogebieren Hollebalg Langereis Lutjekolhorn Mientbrug Nieuwesluis Noord-Stroe Noordburen Noorderbuurt Poolland Spoorbuurt Tin Vennik Wateringskant Westeinde Zandburen
Local government The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:
Municipal council seatsParty 2012 2018 2022 Senioren Hollands Kroon474VVD854CDA555Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon38PvdA422GroenLinks122D66122Christian Union11LADA (Democratie Anders)31ANDERS! 1Partij Vrije Liberalen1Progressief Wieringermeer1LADA & ANDERS! 2Total 29 29 29
The executive board consists of Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon, Senioren Hollands Kroon, GroenLinks, Partij van de Arbeid en D66
Notable people
Dirck Pietersz van Nierop (1540 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1610) a Mennonite minister Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop (1610 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1682) cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer and teacher Elisabeth van der Woude (1657 in Nieuwe Niedorp – 1698) a Dutch traveller and author Hendrik van Borssum Buisman (1873 in Wieringen – 1951) painter Pieter Baas (born 1944 in Wieringermeer) a Dutch botanist Gerbrand Bakker (born 1962 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch writer Sport
Albertus Perk (1887 in Anna Paulowna – 1919) a Dutch fencer, competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics Ard Schenk (born 1944 in Anna Paulowna) a former speed skater, silver medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics and triple gold medallist at the 1972 Winter Olympics Henk Schenk (born 1945 in Wieringerwaard) an American former wrestler, competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics Erik Heijblok (born 1977 in Den Oever, Wieringen) retired football goalkeeper. Selma Borst (born 1983 in Wieringerwaard) a Dutch runner Kai Reus (born 1985 in Niedorp) a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer Jessy Kramer (born 1990 in Zijdewind) a Dutch handball player Marit Raaijmakers (born 1999 in Hippolytushoef) a Dutch racing cyclist
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References
External links
Official website