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Koggenland

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Country
  
Netherlands

Elevation
  
−3 m (−10 ft)

Area code
  
0226, 0229, 072

Local time
  
Thursday 6:36 PM

Established
  
1 January 2007

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
83.54 km²

Province
  
North Holland

Koggenland

Postcode
  
Parts of 1600 and 1700 range

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 72% Humidity

Koggenland 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.

Contents

Map of Koggenland, Netherlands

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

    References

    Koggenland Wikipedia