Graft-De Rijp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣrɑvdəˈrɛip] ) is a former municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Since January 2015 it has been a part of Alkmaar.
Graft-De Rijp | |
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Former municipality | |
 Traditional houses in De Rijp | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Alkmaar |
| Established | 1 August 1970 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
| • Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1483–1488, 1536 |
| Area code | 0299 |
It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.
Population centres
editThe municipality of Graft-De Rijp contained the following towns and villages: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.
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Town Hall of Graft, built in 1613 in the style of Hendrick de Keyser
Local government
editThe municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which at the final election, in 2010, were divided as follows:[4]
An election was held in November 2014 for a council for the new merged Alkmaar municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2015, replacing Graft-De Rijp council.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1483HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Graft-De Rijp municipal election 2010". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Alkmaar municipal election 2014". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
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Media related to Graft-De Rijp at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of former municipality (2014)
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