Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a

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in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the

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. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland. The name of the municipality refers to the historic Kogge from the middle-ages. A ''kogge'' or ''cogge'' was a jurisdiction area of several villages or ''bannen'' (mostly around 4 or 5).

Population centres

Villages: Hamlets:

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Koggenland, July 2015''

Notable people

Tongeren - Ronde van Limburg, 14 juni 2015 (B079)

* Bernard Claesen Speirdyke (1663, prob. in Spierdijk – 1670) a 17th-century Dutch

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* Jacob Clay (1882 in Berkhout – 1955) a Dutch physicist who studied

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* Henk Jonker (1912 in Berkhout – 2002) a Dutch photographer, most active in World War II * Sander Lantinga (born 1976 in Biddinghuizen) a radio & TV program maker, a radio-DJ and streaker IMDb Database
retrieved 08 April 2020

Sport

* Ron Vlaar (born 1985 in Hensbroek) a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps * Jetse Bol (born 1989 in Avenhorn) a professional Dutch road bicycle racer

Gallery

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References

External links

*
Official website
Municipalities of North Holland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2007 {{NorthHolland-geo-stub