Langedijk
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Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.
Population centres
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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:[1] Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.[2]
Notable people
- 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
Sport
- Jan Langedijk (1910 in Oudkarspel – 1981) a Dutch speed skater who competed at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics
- Gerard Kamper (born 1950 in Koedijk) a retired Dutch cyclist
- Jan Blokhuijsen (born 1989 in Zuid-Scharwoude) Dutch long-track speed skater, silver medallist at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Gallery
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Broekerveiling
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Noord-Scharwoude
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Wooden church and steel bell tower - Koedijk
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Allemanskerk - Oudkarspel
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Old mill - Sint Pancras
References
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