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Langedijk

Coordinates: 52°41′N 4°48′E / 52.683°N 4.800°E / 52.683; 4.800
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Langedijk
Former municipality
Windmill in Sint Pancras
Windmill in Sint Pancras
Flag of Langedijk
Coat of arms of Langedijk
Highlighted position of Langedijk in a municipal map of North Holland
Location of the former municipality of Langedijk in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°41′N 4°48′E / 52.683°N 4.800°E / 52.683; 4.800
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityDijk en Waard
Area
 • Total27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
 • Land23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
 • Water3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total28,335
 • Density1,187/km2 (3,070/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1720–1724, 1830–1834
Area code0226, 072

Langedijk (Dutch: [ˌlɑŋəˈdɛik] ; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.

Population centres

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The former municipality of Langedijk contained the following small towns and villages:

Topography

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Map of the former municipality of Langedijk, 2015

Local government

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The former municipal council of Langedijk consisted of 21 seats, which at the last elections in 2018 divided as follows:[4]

  • Dorpsbelang Langedijk (4 seats)
  • VVD (4 seats)
  • Kleurrijk Langedijk (3 seats)
  • CDA (2 seats)
  • GroenLinks (2 seats)
  • Senioren Langedijk (2 seats)
  • PvdA (1 seat)
  • Hart voor Langedijk/D66 (2 seats)
  • ChristenUnie (1 seat)

Elections were held in November 2021 for a council for the new merged municipality of Dijk en Waard, that included Langedijk, which commenced work in January 2022.[5]

Notable people

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J. Bernlef, 2008
  • Johannes Hertenberg (1668 in Oudkarspel – 1725) the 19th Dutch Governor of Ceylon from 1723 until his death
  • Theo Nieuwenhuis (1866 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1951) a Dutch watercolor painter, lithograph designer, woodcarver and ceramics and textile designer
  • Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1969) a Dutch architect, noted for his Calvinist church buildings
  • Laurens Bogtman (1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969) a Dutch baritone
  • Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937 in Sint Pancras – 2012), pen name, J. Bernlef, a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator

Sport

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References

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  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1722GX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Langedijk municipal election 2018". www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Dijk en Waard municipal election 2021". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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