Official Name: | Zijpe |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Flag Size: | 120x100px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Schagen |
Area Footnotes: | (2006) |
Area Total Km2: | 113.35 |
Area Land Km2: | 95.17 |
Area Water Km2: | 18.18 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2007 |
Population Note: | Source: CBS, Statline. |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Population Total: | 11565 |
Population Density Km2: | 122 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 52.8°N 4.77°W |
Website: | www.zijpe.nl |
Zijpe (pronounced as /nl/) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2013, Zijpe and Harenkarspel merged into Schagen.
The former municipality of Zijpe consisted of the following small towns and villages: Burgerbrug, Burgervlotbrug, Callantsoog, Groote Keeten, Oudesluis, Petten, Schagerbrug, Sint Maartensbrug, Sint Maartensvlotbrug, 't Zand.
The municipal council of Zijpe had 15 seats, which at the final election in 2010 divided as follows:[1]
Elections were held in November 2012 for a council for the new merged municipal council of Schagen that included Zijpe, which commenced work in January 2013.[2]