Spanbroek is a small city in the

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province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of

Opmeer Opmeer (; West Frisian: ''Opmar'' or ''Obmar'') is a municipality and town in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of ...

, and lies about northwest of Hoorn.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

History

Spanbroek was first mentioned in 1290 as Spanbroech, and is a combination of "swampy land" and "footbridge". Spanbroek developed in the Middle Ages as a

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excavation settlement. It received city rights in 1414. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church. The bottom part of the tower was built in the early 15th century and it received its current height in the late 15th century. The former town hall was built in 1598 and was used until 1881. Spanbroek was home to 248 people in 1840. During 19th century,

merged with Spanbroek in a single urban area. Spanbroek was a separate municipality until 1959, when it was merged with

. The

Scheringa Museum of Realist Art Scheringa Museum of Realist Art (until 2005, Frisia Museum) was a museum in Spanbroek, North Holland, the Netherlands that housed around five hundred works of the 20th-century art mainly realist art and contemporary. It opened in February 1997 and ...

is located in Spanbroek.

Gallery

File:Spanbroek Toren.JPG, Dutch Reformed church File:Beukenhof, Spanbroek.jpg, House in Spanbroek File:Overzicht van de voorgevel en de rechter zijgevel - Spanbroek - 20384533 - RCE.jpg, Street view File:Vrouw en hond, Spanbroek 01.jpg, Woman and dog statue

References

External links

* Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Opmeer {{NorthHolland-geo-stub