Zeevang () is a former municipality in northwestern

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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 ...

. Since 2016, Zeevang has been part of the municipality of

Edam-Volendam Edam-Volendam () is a municipality in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, primarily consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam. It is situated on the western shore of the Markermeer, just north of Waterland. In 2019, it ...

Population centres

The former municipality of Zeevang consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

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Etersheim Etersheim is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 2 kilometers northeast of Oosthuizen. Etersheim was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1848, when it was m ...

Hobrede Hobrede is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 4 km northeast of Purmerend. The village was first mentioned in 1639 as Hobreet, and means the main side of the pa ...

Kwadijk Kwadijk is a village and former municipality in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam in the Dutch province of North Holland. Kwadijk is located about north of Amsterdam and about north of Purmerend. Histo ...

Middelie Middelie is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 5 km northeast of Purmerend. History The village was first mentioned in 1277 as Homines de Middela, and means " ...

Oosthuizen Oosthuizen is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about 8 km north of Purmerend. History The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "in Asth ...

Schardam Schardam is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, and lies about southwest of Hoorn. The village was first mentioned in 1319 as "den Scaderdam". The etymology is unclear. Schard ...

, Warder.

Local government

The municipal council of Zeevang consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows (2015): * Zeevangs Belang - 7 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 * PvdA - 2 seats * CDA - 1 seat

References

External links

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Official website
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