Zijpe () is a former 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 ...

. In 2013, Zijpe and

Harenkarspel Harenkarspel () is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipal ...

merged into

Schagen Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received City rights in the Nethe ...

Population centres

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

Burgerbrug Burgerbrug is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of ...

Burgervlotbrug Burgervlotbrug is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km north of Alkmaar. Burgervlotbrug is considered part of Burgerbrug. It has place name signs. The village is ...

Callantsoog Callantsoog ( West Frisian: ''Kallantsouge'') is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 18 km south of Den Helder. Callantsoog was a separate municipality until 1990, wh ...

, Groote Keeten, Oudesluis,

Petten Petten is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Alkmaar, on the North Sea. The population is ca. 1900. Petten's economy is based on agriculture (bul ...

Schagerbrug Schagerbrug is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is part of the municipality of Schagen, and was the main town of the former municipality of Zijpe. It lies about 2 km northwest of the town of Schagen. History The village ...

Sint Maartensbrug Sint Maartensbrug is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 14 km northwest of Heerhugowaard. History The village was first mentioned in 1613 as "Sinte Maertensbrugge" ...

Sint Maartensvlotbrug Sint Maartensvlotbrug is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km northwest of Heerhugowaard. The village is named after a vlotbrug constructed near the village of S ...

, 't Zand.

Local government

The municipal council of Zijpe consisted of 15 seats, which were divided as follows: * BKV - 5 seats * CDA - 5 seats * PvdA - 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 ...

- 2 seats

External links

City Site
(Dutch)
Nieuws over Zijpe
(Dutch)
Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel
(Dutch) Schagen Former municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2013 {{NorthHolland-geo-stub