Graft-De Rijp () is a former municipality in the
Netherlands
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, in the province of
North Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of
Alkmaar.
It is
twinned with
Chalfont St Giles
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in England.
Population centres
The municipality of Graft-De Rijp consisted of the following towns, villages and/or districts:
De Rijp,
Graft
Graft or grafting may refer to:
*Graft (politics), a form of political corruption
* Graft, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Graft-De Rijp
Science and technology
*Graft (surgery), a surgical procedure
*Grafting, the joining of plant t ...
,
Markenbinnen,
Noordeinde,
Oost-Graftdijk,
Starnmeer,
West-Graftdijk.
File:De Rijp - Waag.jpg, Former weigh house
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and Town hall of De Rijp, designed by Jan Leeghwater in 1630
File:Overzicht van de rechter zijgevel met trapgevel - Graft - 20379936 - RCE.jpg, Town Hall of Graft, built in 1613 in the style of Hendrick de Keyser
Hendrick de Keyser (15 May 1565 – 15 May 1621) was a Dutch sculptor, merchant in Belgium bluestone, and architect who was instrumental in establishing a late Renaissance form of Mannerism changing into Baroque. Most of his works appeared in Amst ...
Local government
The municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
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CDA - 4 seats
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PvdA - 4 seats
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VVD
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- 4 seats
* Gemeentebelangen - 1 seat
References
External links
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Official website
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2015
Former municipalities of North Holland
Alkmaar
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