Hollands Kroon

Hollands Kroon
Municipality
Anna Paulowna town centre
Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°52′N 4°49′E / 52.867°N 4.817°ECoordinates: 52°52′N 4°49′E / 52.867°N 4.817°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Established	1 January 2012[1]
Government[2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Jaap Nawijn (VVD)
Area[3]
• Total	662.20 km^2 (255.68 sq mi)
• Land	358.09 km^2 (138.26 sq mi)
• Water	304.11 km^2 (117.42 sq mi)
Elevation[4]	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[5]
• Total	47,535
• Density	133/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	1730–1736, 1760–1779
Area code	Various
Website	www.hollandskroon.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Hollands Kroon, June 2015

Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.^[6]

Localities

Cities (places/areas with city rights):

• Barsingerhorn
• Stede Niedorp
• Wieringen
• Winkel

Villages: Anna Paulowna Breezand De Haukes De Strook Den Oever Haringhuizen Hippolytushoef Kleine Sluis Kolhorn Kreil Kreileroord Lutjewinkel Middenmeer Moerbeek Nieuwe Niedorp Oosterklief Oosterland Oude Niedorp Slootdorp Smerp Stroe Terdiek Tolke Van Ewijcksluis Vatrop 't Veld Verlaat Westerklief Westerland Wieringerwaard Wieringerwerf Zijdewind

Settlements: Blokhuizen Dam De Belt De Bomen De Elft De Gest De Heid De Hoelm De Kampen De Leijen De Normer De Weel De Weere Emaus Gelderse Buurt Groetpolder Hogebieren Hollebalg Langereis Lutjekolhorn Mientbrug Nieuwesluis Noord-Stroe Noordburen Noorderbuurt Poolland Spoorbuurt Tin Vennik Wateringskant Westeinde Zandburen

Local government

The municipal council of Hollands Kroon consists of 29 seats, which are divided as follows:

Municipal council seats
Party	2012
VVD	8
CDA	5
PvdA	4
Senioren Hollands Kroon	4
LADA (Democratie Anders)	3
D66	1
ChristianUnion	1
GreenLeft	1
Partij Vrije Liberalen	1
Progressief Wieringermeer	1
Total	29

The executive board consists of VVD, CDA and PvdA.

References

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2012" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2012]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
2. "Samenstelling College van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hollands Kroon. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "Postcodetool for 1761VM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
6. Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen en Wieringermeer. (Parliamentary document).

External links

• Media related to Hollands Kroon at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website