Hoogkarspel

Hoogkarspel
The skyline of Hoogkarspel, with the characteristic Hoogkarspel Water Tower.
The skyline of Hoogkarspel, with the characteristic Hoogkarspel Water Tower.
Coat of arms of Hoogkarspel
Hoogkarspel is located in Netherlands
Hoogkarspel
Hoogkarspel
Location in the Netherlands
Hoogkarspel is located in North Holland
Hoogkarspel
Hoogkarspel
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°41′41″N 5°10′40″E / 52.69472°N 5.17778°E / 52.69472; 5.17778
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Drechterland
Area
 • Total8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Elevation−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total8,270
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1616[1]
Dialing code0228

Hoogkarspel (West Frisian: Hougkarspel) is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The name derives from the words hoog (Dutch for "high") and kerspel, a Middle Dutch word for parish.

Hoogkarspel was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged into the new municipality of Bangert, which has been renamed to Drechterland in 1980.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1616AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.