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Westwoud

Coordinates: 52°41′0″N 5°8′0″E / 52.68333°N 5.13333°E / 52.68333; 5.13333
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Westwoud
Village
Former town hall of Westwoud
Former town hall of Westwoud
Flag of Westwoud
Coat of arms of Westwoud
Westwoud is located in Netherlands
Westwoud
Westwoud
Location of Westwoud in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°41′0″N 5°8′0″E / 52.68333°N 5.13333°E / 52.68333; 5.13333
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityDrechterland
Area
 • Total8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
 • Land8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
 • Water0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total1,785
 • Density205.88/km2 (533.2/sq mi)
DemonymWestwouder
Postcode
1617
Area code0228

Westwoud is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the region of West Friesland in North Holland, about 4 kilometers northeast of Hoorn. The town is part of the municipality of Drechterland and has a population of 1,785.

Westwoud received city rights in 1414, along with the villages of Westerblokker and Oosterblokker. This mainly meant it could form its own judicial district, which was abolished in 1811. [2] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when it merged with Hoogkarspel and Oosterblokker to form the municipality Bangert, which was changed to Drechterland in 1980.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019". CBS StatLine (in Dutch). Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Stede Westwoud". Westfries Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.