Koggenland (West Frisian: Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. 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:
- Avenhorn
- Berkhout
- Bobeldijk
- De Goorn
- Grosthuizen
- Hensbroek
- Obdam
- Oostmijzen
- Oudendijk
- Rustenburg
- Scharwoude
- Spierdijk
- Ursem
- Wogmeer
- Zuid-Spierdijk
- Zuidermeer
Hamlets:
- Baarsdorpermeer
- Berkmeer
- De Hulk
- Kathoek
- Noord-Spierdijk
- Noorddijk
- Noordermeer
- Oosteinde
- Obdammerdijk
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Koggenland, July 2015
Notable people
- Bernard Claesen Speirdyke (1663, prob. in Spierdijk – 1670) a 17th-century Dutch buccaneer
- Jacob Clay (1882 in Berkhout – 1955) a Dutch physicist who studied cosmic rays
- 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[6]
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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Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Berkhout (viewed from the back) -
Voormalig Raadhuis, Grosthuizen -
Markermeer dike near Scharwoude -
Anna Hoeve, Berkhout
References
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Koggenland. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1648JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 08 April 2020
External links
Media related to Koggenland at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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