Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the
Netherlands
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, 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 of
Koggenland
Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland ...
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Population centres
The area of the former municipality of Wester-Koggenland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
Avenhorn
Avenhorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Lutekedrecht. The current name means "c ...
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Berkhout
Berkhout is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about west of Hoorn.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Berchout, and means "deciduous forest of birch (''Betula ...
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De Goorn,
Oudendijk,
Rustenburg
Rustenburg (; , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''City of Rest'') is a city at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range. Rustenburg is the most populous city in North West province, South Africa (549,575 in 2011 and 626,522 in the 2016 census). In 20 ...
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Scharwoude,
Spierdijk,
Ursem
Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about east of Alkmaar and north of Amsterdam and west from Hoorn. A part of the village is located in the municipality of Alkmaa ...
,
Wogmeer (partly),
Zuidermeer.
Local government
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Wester-Koggenland consisted of 15 seats, which were divided as follows:
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CDA - 5 seats
* Gemeentebelangen - 4 seats
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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
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PvdA - 2 seats
* Fractie Mollet - 1 seat
References
* Statistics are taken from th
SDU Staatscourant
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007
Former municipalities of North Holland
Koggenland
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