Stede Broec (; fy, Stee Broek) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name ''Stede Broec'' derives from ''stede'' (meaning

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

) and ''broec'' (meaning swamp).

Population centres

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

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Stede Broec, June 2015''

History

Grootebroek and Bovenkarspel together received city rights in 1364, under the name of Broek. In 1402 Lutjebroek shared in the city rights and

Hoogkarspel Hoogkarspel ( West Frisian: ''Hougkarspel'') is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name derives from the words ''hoog'' (D ...

joined in 1403.

Andijk Andijk (; fy, Andìk) is a former municipality and a village bordering Lake IJssel in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Since 1 January 2011 Andijk has been part of Medemblik municipality. The nam ...

was the fifth to join in 1786. In 1825 the city was dissociated. Stede Broec is located in the region of West Friesland consisting of all the land surrounded by the

Westfriese Omringdijk The Westfriese Omringdijk (West-Frisian Circular Dyke) is a dyke system that protected the region of Westflinge, part of the historical region of West-Frisia. Westflinge is now commonly referred to as West-Frisia as the rest of historical W ...

, a dike which then protected the land against the dangers of the tides of the

Zuider Zee The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling ''Zuyderzee'' or ''Zuyder Zee'') was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an ov ...

Local government

The municipal council of Stede Broec consists of 19 seats, which are divided as follows (as of March 3, 2010):

Notable people

Johannes Willebrands Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (4 September 1909 in Bovenkarspel, North Holland – 1 August 2006) was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1 ...

(1909 in Bovenkarspel – 2006) a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Trudy van den Berg (born 1947 in Grootebroek) singer with Dutch vocal duo ''

Saskia & Serge Saskia & Serge are a Dutch vocal duo consisting of singer Trudy van den Berg (born 23 April 1947, Grootebroek) and singer-guitarist Ruud Schaap (born 22 March 1946, Den Helder). They are known for their participation in the 1971 Eurovision S ...

'' * Ed Groot (born 1957 in Grootebroek) a Dutch politician and former journalist, columnist and civil servant * Ria Brieffies (1957 in Lutjebroek - 2009) a Dutch singer with girl group '' Dolly Dots'' * Nina Buysman (born 1997 in Bovenkarspel) a Dutch racing cyclist

Gallery

File:Zesstedenweg 187 te Grootebroek.jpg, Zesstedenweg, te Grootebroek File:Bevrijdingsmonument, Grootebroek 02.jpg, Bevrijdingsmonument, Grootebroek File:P.J. Jongstraat 27-29, Lutjebroek.JPG, P.J. Jongstraat, Lutjebroek File:Sint Martinuskerk, Bovenkarspel.jpg, Sint Martinuskerk, Bovenkarspel

References

External links

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Official website
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