Drechterland () is a 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 ...

and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel,

Westwoud Westwoud is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the region of West Friesland in North Holland, about 4 kilometers northeast of Hoorn. The town is part of the municipality of Drechterland and has a population of 1,785. Westwoud re ...

and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of

Venhuizen Venhuizen (; fy, Fenhúze) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, in the municipality of Drechterland. Venhuizen was a separate municipality until 1 January 2006, when it was ...

was added to Drechterland.

Population centres

The municipality of Drechterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Drechterland, June 2015''

Local government

The municipal council of Drechterland consists of 17 seats, which are following the 2022 municipal elections as follows: * SPD - 4 seats * CDA – 4 seats * PDL – 3 seats * VVD – 3 seats * GBD – 3 seats

Notable people

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(17th c., born in Schellinkhout) a Dutch seafarer and explorer, eponym of

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger ...

Cornelis Jacobsen Mey Cornelis Jacobsen Mey (in Dutch often rendered as Cornelius Jacobsz. May) was a Dutch explorer, captain and fur trader. Cape May, Cape May County, and the city of Cape May, New Jersey, are named after him.Russell Shorto, ''The Island at the Center ...

(17th c., born in Schellinkhout) a Dutch explorer, captain and fur trader * Wilhelmus Nuyens (1823 in Avenhorn - 1894) a Dutch historianCatholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11 (1913), Wilhelmus Nuyens
retrieved 16 November 2019 * Vincent Mentzel (born 1945 Hoogkarspel) a Dutch newspaper photographer, embraces

photorealism Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Although the term can be ...

Sport

* Hendrik Offerhaus (1875 in Venhuizen – 1953) a Dutch rower and bronze medallist in the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from ...

* Mathieu Boots (born 1975 in Venhuizen) a Dutch retired football player with over 250 club caps * Thomas Koenis (born 1989 in Hoogkarspel) a Dutch professional basketball player * Erik Schouten (born 1991 in Westwoud) a Dutch professional footballer with 140 caps with

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded ...

Gallery

File:Dorpsweg 107, Schellinkhout.JPG, Dorpsweg, Schellinkhout File:Sculptuur op het Raadhuisplein, Hoogkarspel.JPG, Sculptuur op het Raadhuisplein, Hoogkarspel File:Schellinkhout, the beach.jpg, Schellinkhout, the beach File:Sint-Lucas, Venhuizen.JPG, Sint-Lucas, Venhuizen File:Zittend2.jpg, Zittend

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Holland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub