Hoogkarspel
Hoogkarspel | |
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 The skyline of Hoogkarspel, with the characteristic water tower. | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Drechterland |
| Population (2007) | 7.380 |
Hoogkarspel (West Frisian: Hougkarspel) (population estimate: 7380) 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.
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.[1]
Transportation
There is a railway station, Hoogkarspel, with half hourly connections to Hoorn, Amsterdam and Enkhuizen.
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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