Hoogkarspel (
West Frisian: ''Hougkarspel'') is a village in the municipality
Drechterland
Drechterland () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its o ...
, located in the north west of the
Netherlands
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, in the province of
North Holland and the region of
West-Frisia. The name derives from the words ''hoog'' (Dutch for "high") and ''
kerspel'', a Middle Dutch word for
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
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Hoogkarspel was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged into the new municipality of
Bangert, which has been renamed to Drechterland in 1980.
Transportation
There is a railway station,
Hoogkarspel, with half-hourly connections to Hoorn, Amsterdam and Enkhuizen.
Archeology
The so-called
Hoogkarspel culture is an important part of the
Elp culture
The Elp culture (c. 1800—800 BCE) is a Bronze Age archaeological culture of the Netherlands having earthenware pottery of low quality known as "Kümmerkeramik" (also "Grobkeramik") as a marker. The initial phase is characterized by tumuli (180 ...
, a culture of the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
dating from approx. 1800-800 BC. In the 1960s remains were found of a tumulus behind the
Hoogkarspel water tower, and remains of an agricultural settlement were discovered in the 1970s, dating from 1000 BC. Two periods are identified, Hoogkarspel-I (1400-1100 cal BC) and Hoogkarspel-II (800-400 cal BC).
Earthenware found in the area is divided into old and young, following the influential publication by R. W. Brandt in 1988.
South-west of the former "Medemblikker Tolhuis" (Medemblik tollbooth) remains of a mound from the late Bronze Age were found. The Medemblik tollbooth was a tollbooth next to a well maintained road to the city
Medemblik, and this road still exists.
References
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Populated places in North Holland
Former municipalities of North Holland
Drechterland