Drechterland
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Drechterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoog
Town centre of Schellinkhout
Vincent Mentzel, 1973
The town hall of Drechterland, in Hoogkarspel.
Dorpsweg, Schellinkhout
Hoogkarspel
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Hoogkarspel 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. The name derives from the words
Drechterland
…in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud and Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added…
The skyline of Hoogkarspel, with the characteristic Hoogkarspel Water Tower.