Wieringen | |
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Former municipality | |
 Aerial photograph of Oosterland | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 52°54′N 4°58′E / 52.90°N 4.97°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Hollands Kroon |
| Area (2006) | |
| • Total | 212.50 km2 (82.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 26.77 km2 (10.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 185.73 km2 (71.71 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| • Total | 8,705 |
| • Density | 325/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.wieringen.nl |
Wieringen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋiːrɪŋə(n)] ) is in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Now a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, before 2012 it was a separate municipality, its name appearing in 8th and 9th century records. By 1200 it was an island, also named Wieringen, separated from the mainland during one of the severe storm floods in the late Middle Ages that changed the coastline. By draining, dikes and landfill from 1924 to 1932, the island was rejoined to the mainland.
In 2003 the provincial and local governments announced a project to restore Wieringen as an island by creating a recreational lake to be called the Wieringerrandmeer. The project was cancelled in 2010 for financial reasons.