Graft-De Rijp

Former municipality in North Holland, Netherlands
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Coat of arms of Graft-De Rijp
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Highlighted position of Graft-De Rijp in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°33′N 4°51′E / 52.550°N 4.850°E / 52.550; 4.850CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityAlkmaarEstablished1 August 1970Area • Total21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi) • Land20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) • Water1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)Elevation−2 m (−7 ft)Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missingTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode
1483–1488, 1536
Area code0299

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.

It is twinned with Chalfont St Giles in England.

Population centres

The municipality of Graft-De Rijp contained the following towns and villages: De Rijp, Graft, Markenbinnen, Noordeinde, Oost-Graftdijk, Starnmeer, West-Graftdijk.

Local government

The municipal council of Graft-De Rijp consisted of 13 seats, which at the final election, in 2010, were divided as follows:[4]

  • PvdA - 5 seats
  • VVD - 3 seats
  • CDA - 3 seats
  • Het Verschil - 2 seats

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

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1483HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Graft-De Rijp municipal election 2010". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Alkmaar municipal election 2014". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 November 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Graft-De Rijp at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website of former municipality (2014)
Places adjacent to Graft-De Rijp
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