Langedijk

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Langedijk

| settlement_type = Former municipality

| image_skyline = Twuyvermolen in Sint Pancras.jpg

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| image_caption = Windmill in Sint Pancras

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| map_alt = Highlighted position of Langedijk in a municipal map of North Holland

| map_caption = Location of the former municipality of Langedijk in North Holland

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Holland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Dijk en Waard

| unit_pref = Metric

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| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 1720–1724, 1830–1834

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0226, 072

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Langedijk ({{IPA|nl|ˌlɑŋəˈdɛik|lang|Nl-Langedijk.ogg}}; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.

Population centres

The former municipality of Langedijk contained the following small towns and villages:

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Topography

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Map of the former municipality of Langedijk, 2015

Local government

The former municipal council of Langedijk consisted of 21 seats, which at the last elections in 2018 divided as follows:{{Cite web |date=21 March 2018 |title=Langedijk municipal election 2018 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20180321/671686|access-date=9 June 2024|website=www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}

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  • Dorpsbelang Langedijk (4 seats)
  • VVD (4 seats)
  • Kleurrijk Langedijk (3 seats)
  • CDA (2 seats)
  • GroenLinks (2 seats)
  • Senioren Langedijk (2 seats)
  • PvdA (1 seat)
  • Hart voor Langedijk/D66 (2 seats)
  • ChristenUnie (1 seat)

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Elections were held in November 2021 for a council for the new merged municipality of Dijk en Waard, that included Langedijk, which commenced work in January 2022.{{Cite web |date=24 November 2021 |title= Dijk en Waard municipal election 2021 |url=https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20211124/687431 |access-date=9 June 2024|website=verkiezingsuitslagen.nl|language=nl}}

Notable people

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  • Johannes Hertenberg (1668 in Oudkarspel – 1725) the 19th Dutch Governor of Ceylon from 1723 until his death
  • Theo Nieuwenhuis (1866 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1951) a Dutch watercolor painter, lithograph designer, woodcarver and ceramics and textile designer
  • Berend Tobia Boeyinga (1886 in Noord-Scharwoude – 1969) a Dutch architect, noted for his Calvinist church buildings
  • Laurens Bogtman (1900 in Oudkarspel – 1969) a Dutch baritone
  • Hendrik Jan Marsman (1937 in Sint Pancras – 2012), pen name, J. Bernlef, a Dutch writer, poet, novelist and translator

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Gallery

File:Broekerveiling.JPG|Broekerveiling

File:Noord-Scharwoude 12-2-13 007.jpg|Noord-Scharwoude

File:Houten zaalkerk met op de voorgrond een vrijstaande stalen klokkentoren - Koedijk - 20396714 - RCE.jpg|Wooden church and steel bell tower - Koedijk

File:20180629 Allemanskerk1 Oudkarspel.jpg|Allemanskerk - Oudkarspel

File:Vergezicht met molen en houten loopbrug - Sint Pancras - 20364304 - RCE.jpg|Old mill - Sint Pancras

References

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