Sijbekarspel
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| Sijbekarspal | |
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| Coordinates: 52°42′N 5°0′E / 52.7°N 5°ECoordinates: 52°42′N 5°0′E / 52.7°N 5°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Medemblik |
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| • Total | 320 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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Sijbekarspel is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hoorn.
Sijbekarspel was a separate municipality until 1979. On 1 January 1979 it merged with the municipalities of Abbekerk, Midwoud, Opperdoes and Twisk and the village of Hauwert into the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland. On 1 January 2007 Noorder-Koggenland merged with the municipalities of Medemblik and Wognum into Medemblik.[1]
Sijbekarsel consists of one long road, with a ribbon of buildings around it. On the east, it is connected to Benningbroek. Sijbekarspel has a population of around 320.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Noorder-Koggenland [1].
[edit] External links
- Municipality of Medemblik
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Sijbekarspel". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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