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Coordinates: 52.75° N 5.22° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Andijk

Location municipality Andijk Image File history File links Dutch_Municipality_Andijk_2006. ...

Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Coordinates 52.75° N 5.22° E
Area 47.70 km²
- Land 20.99 km²
- Water 26.71 km²
Population (2005) 6,428
- Density 306/km²
Mayor A.F.T. Streumer (PvdA)
Website www.andijk.nl

Andijk  is a municipality and a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Capital Haarlem Queens Commissioner Mr. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Labour Party (in Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) is a Dutch social-democratic political party. ... Image File history File links Nl-Andijk. ... Capital Haarlem Queens Commissioner Mr. ...


The name Andijk comes from the Dutch "aan de dijk", which translates into English as "on the dike". In 1667, a small church was built. During the French Napoleonic occupation, Andijk became an independent municipality on 1 January 1812 by imperial decree of 21 October 1811 . For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...


Andijk has fertile clay soil with agriculture and vegetable horticulture. Andijk is also an important supplier of drinking water for the region. The 40 ha size test polder, which was made in 1926-1927 in the Zuiderzee as a test run for making the Wieringermeerpolder, is located at Andijk. The polder used for recreation, including facilities for overnight stays, such as several camp-sites, two hunting points, and a beach. Satellite image of Noordoostpolder, Netherlands (595. ... Landsat photo The Zuider Zee (Dutch: Zuiderzee, pronounced ZIGH-der-zee) was a former shallow inlet of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km inland and at most 50 km wide, with an overall depth of about 4 to 5 meters and a coastline... Wieringermeer (population: 12,583 in 2004) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ...

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Local government

The municipal council of Andijk consists 13 seats, which are divided as follows:

The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch Appèl) is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party. ... The Labour Party (in Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) is a Dutch social-democratic political party. ... The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ... This article is about the Dutch political party. ... The ChristenUnie (Christians Union) is a relatively young political party in the Netherlands. ...

News

"De Andijker", the local newspaper since 1921, can also be read on the Internet. It includes daily news and (historcal) photo's of the village and its inhabatants.


References

  • Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

Big People in this city

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