Hoogkarspel
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| Hoogkarspel | |
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| Coordinates: 52°41′41″N 5°10′40″E / 52.69472°N 5.17778°ECoordinates: 52°41′41″N 5°10′40″E / 52.69472°N 5.17778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Holland |
| Municipality | Drechterland |
| Population (2007) | 7.380 |
Hoogkarspel (West Frisian: Hougkarspel) (population estimate: 6800) 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]
[edit] Transportation
There is a railway station - Hoogkarspel - with half hourly connections to Hoorn, Amsterdam and Enkhuizen.
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
[edit] External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Hoogkarspel". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
- People of Hoogkarspel on Familypedia.
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