Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

province and the region of West-Frisia of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of

Obdam Obdam () is a village and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland to form the new municipa ...

and

Wester-Koggenland Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to form the new municipality ...

. The name of the municipality refers to the historic

Kogge A cog is a type of ship that first appeared in the 10th century, and was widely used from around the 12th century on. Cogs were clinker-built, generally of oak. These vessels were fitted with a single mast and a square-rigged single sail. The ...

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

Tongeren - Ronde van Limburg, 14 juni 2015 (B079)

* Bernard Claesen Speirdyke (1663, prob. in Spierdijk – 1670) a 17th-century Dutch

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Jacob Clay Jacob Clay () (January 18, 1882–December 31, 1955) was a prominent Dutch physicist who first suggested and provided evidence that cosmic rays are charged particles. Early life Clay was born "Jacob Claij" in Berkhout on 18 January 1882 as the s ...

(1882 in Berkhout – 1955) a Dutch physicist who studied

cosmic rays Cosmic rays are high-energy particles or clusters of particles (primarily represented by protons or atomic nuclei) that move through space at nearly the speed of light. They originate from the Sun, from outside of the Solar System in our own ...

Henk Jonker Hendrik Peter "Henk" Jonker (Berkhout, 23 November 1912 – Amsterdam, 24 September 2002) was a Dutch photographer. During World War II, he documented the impact of the German occupation of the Netherlands and after the war he started a press agenc ...

(1912 in Berkhout – 2002) a Dutch photographer, most active in World War II *

Sander Lantinga Sander Lantinga (born 27 September 1976 in Biddinghuizen) is a Dutch program maker at BNN, and a radio-DJ at radio station 3FM from 2006 till 2015, in August 2015 he is one of the co host of the Coen en Sander Show on Radio 538. Lantinga drew ...

(born 1976 in Biddinghuizen) a radio & TV program maker, a radio-DJ and streaker IMDb Database
retrieved 08 April 2020

Sport

Ron Vlaar Ron Peter Vlaar (born 16 February 1985) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a centre-back. Vlaar came up through AZ's youth ranks. After making his professional debut, he played sparingly for two seasons before joining Feyenoord in 2006. ...

(born 1985 in Hensbroek) a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps * Jetse Bol (born 1989 in Avenhorn) a professional Dutch road bicycle racer

Gallery

File:Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, achterzijde, Berkhout.JPG, Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, achterzijde, Berkhout File:Voormalig Raadhuis, Grosthuizen.JPG, Voormalig Raadhuis, Grosthuizen File:Dutch panorama at the Markermeer dike near Scharwoude - panoramio.jpg, Markermeer dike near Scharwoude File:Anna Hoeve, Berkhout.JPG, Anna Hoeve, Berkhout

References

External links

*
Official website
Municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2007 {{NorthHolland-geo-stub