Drechterland
Drechterland ( West Frisian: Drechterland ) ( listen / i?) Is a municipality in the province of North Holland in the west Friesland region of the Netherlands. It was formed in 1978, initially under the name Bangert, from the merger of the municipalities Hoogkarspel and Westwoud and the district Oosterblokker the community Blokker. During the year 1979, the community was given its present name. On 1 January 2006, merged with the municipality Venhuizen.
Geography
Drechterland bordered to the west by the municipality of Hoorn, on the east by the municipality of Stede Broec and on the south by the Sea marker. The municipality has an area of 80 km ², of which 20 km ² water surface are.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Cornelius Schilder (* 1941), since 2002 Bishop of Ngong, Kenya