Hollands Kroon

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.[5]

Hollands Kroon
Municipality
Anna Paulowna town centre
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°52′N 4°49′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Established	1 January 2012[1]
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Rian van Dam (PvdA)
Area [2]
• Total	662.20 km^2 (255.68 sq mi)
• Land	357.34 km^2 (137.97 sq mi)
• Water	304.86 km^2 (117.71 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (January 2019)[4]
• Total	47,815
• Density	134/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1730–1736, 1760–1779
Area code	Various
Website	www.hollandskroon.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Hollands Kroon, June 2015

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 Zijdewind

Settlements: 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 seats
Party	2012	2018 [6]
Senioren Hollands Kroon	4	7
VVD	8	5
CDA	5	5
Onafhankelijk Hollands Kroon		3
PvdA	4	2
GroenLinks	1	2
D66	1	2
Christian Union	1	1
LADA (Democratie Anders)	3	1
ANDERS!		1
Partij Vrije Liberalen	1
Progressief Wieringermeer	1
Total	29	29

The executive board consists of Senioren Hollands Kroon, VVD and CDA [7]

Notable people

Dirk Rembrantz van Nierop

• 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

Ard Schenk, 2006

• 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

Gallery

• 
  Klooster met kerk Nieuwe Niedorp
• 
  Molenkolksluis
• 
  Nederlands Kremlin in Winkel
• 
  Schutsluisje, Nieuwe Niedorp

References

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2012" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2012]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Postcodetool for 1761VM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
5. Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen en Wieringermeer. (Parliamentary document).
6. "Kiesraad, Gemeenteraad 21 maart 2018". Retrieved 1 July 2018.
7. "Coalitieakkoord". Retrieved 1 July 2018.

External links

• Media related to Hollands Kroon at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website