Drechterland () is a municipality in the

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, in the province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of

Hoogkarspel Hoogkarspel ( West Frisian: ''Hougkarspel'') is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name derives from the words ''hoog'' (D ...

Westwoud Westwoud is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the region of West Friesland in North Holland, about 4 kilometers northeast of Hoorn. The town is part of the municipality of Drechterland and has a population of 1,785. Westwoud r ...

and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of

Venhuizen Venhuizen (; fy, Fenhúze) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, in the municipality of Drechterland. Venhuizen was a separate municipality until 1 January 2006, when it was ...

was added to Drechterland.

Population centres

The municipality of Drechterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Drechterland, June 2015''

Local government

The municipal council of Drechterland consists of 17 seats, which are following the 2022 municipal elections as follows: * SPD - 4 seats * CDA – 4 seats * PDL – 3 seats *

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberalRudy Andeweg, Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingsto ...

– 3 seats * GBD – 3 seats

Notable people

* Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout (17th c., born in Schellinkhout) a Dutch seafarer and explorer, eponym of

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger nort ...

* Cornelis Jacobsen Mey (17th c., born in Schellinkhout) a Dutch explorer, captain and fur trader *

Wilhelmus Nuyens Wilhelmus Johannes Franciscus Nuyens, better known as Willem Jan Frans Nuyens, (18 August 1823 – 10 December 1894) was a Dutch historian. Having completed his Humanistic studies in Enkhuizen, he studied medicine at Utrecht, 1842, received the d ...

(1823 in Avenhorn - 1894) a Dutch historianCatholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11 (1913), Wilhelmus Nuyens
retrieved 16 November 2019 * Vincent Mentzel (born 1945 Hoogkarspel) a Dutch newspaper photographer, embraces

photorealism Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Although the term can be ...

Sport

Hendrik Offerhaus Hendrik Karel Offerhaus (20 May 1875 – 2 September 1953) was a Dutch doctor and rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat '' Minerva Amsterdam'', which finished third in the eight event. After completi ...

(1875 in Venhuizen – 1953) a Dutch rower and bronze medallist in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

Mathieu Boots Mathieu Boots (born 23 June 1975 in Venhuizen) is a Dutch retired football player. Club career A relative late newcomer, Boots made his professional debut for Volendam in an August 2000 Eerste Divisie match against VVV.

(born 1975 in Venhuizen) a Dutch retired football player with over 250 club caps *

Thomas Koenis Thomas Petrus A. Koenis (born 11 December 1989) is a Dutch retired basketball player. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in), he played at the center position. He started his career with the Den Helder Seals in 2007, before signing with West-Brabant G ...

(born 1989 in Hoogkarspel) a Dutch professional basketball player * Erik Schouten (born 1991 in Westwoud) a Dutch professional footballer with 140 caps with

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

Gallery

File:Dorpsweg 107, Schellinkhout.JPG, Dorpsweg, Schellinkhout File:Sculptuur op het Raadhuisplein, Hoogkarspel.JPG, Sculptuur op het Raadhuisplein, Hoogkarspel File:Schellinkhout, the beach.jpg, Schellinkhout, the beach File:Sint-Lucas, Venhuizen.JPG, Sint-Lucas, Venhuizen File:Zittend2.jpg, Zittend

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub