Wervershoof
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| Wervershoof | |||
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| — Town and former municipality — | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°44′N 5°10′E / 52.73°N 5.17°ECoordinates: 52°44′N 5°10′E / 52.73°N 5.17°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Municipality | Medemblik | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 31.08 km2 (12 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 23.46 km2 (9.1 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.62 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 8,545 | ||
| • Density | 364/km2 (942.8/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.wervershoof.nl | ||
Wervershoof (West Frisian: Werfershouf) is a former municipality and a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Since 1 January 2011 it has been part of the municipality of Medemblik.
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[edit] Population centres
The old municipality of Wervershoof consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Onderdijk, Wervershoof, Zwaagdijk-Oost.
[edit] Local government
The last municipal council of Wervershoof consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
- Algemene Belangen Combinatie (ABC) - 3 seats
- Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) - 2 seats
- Progressief Wervershoof (PW) - 2 seats
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) - 2 seats
- Zwaagdijker Dorpsbelang - 2 seats
- Labour Party (PvdA) - 2 seats
[edit] Notable people born in Wervershoof
- Theo Koomen (1929-1984), popular sports reporter
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
[edit] External links
- People of Wervershoof on Familypedia.
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