Harenkarspel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrə(n)ˌkɑspəl] (listen)) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipality, which is called Schagen.

Harenkarspel
Former municipality
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Coordinates: 52.73°N 4.75°E / 52.73; 4.75
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Schagen
Area (2006)
• Total	54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
• Land	54.03 km2 (20.86 sq mi)
• Water	0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2007)
• Total	15,922
• Density	295/km2 (760/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.harenkarspel.nl

Population centres

The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following villages: Dirkshorn, Eenigenburg, Groenveld, Kalverdijk, Kerkbuurt, Krabbendam, 't Rijpje, Schoorldam (partly), Sint Maarten, Stroet, Tuitjenhorn, Valkkoog, Waarland, and Warmenhuizen. The largest towns were Warmenhuizen and Tuitjenhorn. The town hall of Harenkarspel was located in Tuitjenhorn.

Local government

The municipal council of Harenkarspel consisted of 17 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA - 6 seats
• PvdA - 4 seats
• Algemeen Belang '89 - 4 seats
• VVD - 3 seats

References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harenkarspel.

• A map of the former municipality of Harenkarspel Archived 2008-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
• City Site (Dutch)
• Nieuws over Harenkarspel (Dutch)
• Alles over Schagen FM, de lokale omroep voor Schagen, Zijpe, Niedorp en Harenkarspel (Dutch)

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