Graft-De Rijp
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| Graft-De Rijp | |||
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| Former municipality | |||
Traditional houses in De Rijp
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Location in North Holland |
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| Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°ECoordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Municipality | Alkmaar | ||
| Established | 1 August 1970 | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[2] | −2 m (−7 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[3] | |||
| • Total | 6,410 | ||
| • Density | 320/km2 (800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 1483–1488, 1536 | ||
| Area code | 0299 | ||
| Website | www |
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Graft-De Rijp (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar.
It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.
Population centres[edit]
The municipality of Graft-De Rijp consisted of the following towns, villages and/or districts: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.
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Former weigh house and Town hall of De Rijp, designed by Jan Leeghwater in 1630
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Town Hall of Graft, built in 1613 in the style of Hendrick de Keyser
Local government[edit]
The municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:
References[edit]
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1483HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links[edit]
Media related to Graft-De Rijp at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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