Official Name: | Anna Paulowna |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Hollands Kroon |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.3 |
Area Total Km2: | 35.06 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 8.410 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1761 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0223 |
Coordinates: | 52.87°N 4.87°W |
Anna Paulowna (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɑnaː pəˈloːnaː/) is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The name is derived from the Anna Paulownapolder, which was laid dry in 1846 during the reign of King William II of the Netherlands and named after his wife, Queen Anna Paulowna of Russia. Since 2012, Anna Paulowna has been a part of the new municipality of Hollands Kroon.
The former municipality of Anna Paulowna consisted of the following small towns and villages: Anna Paulowna, Breezand, Nieuwesluis, Van Ewijcksluis and Wieringerwaard.[3]
The town is served by Anna Paulowna railway station.
The former municipal council of Anna Paulowna consisted of 15 seats. After the 2010 election the seats were divided as follows:[4]
Elections were held in November 2011 for a council for the new merged Hollands Kroon municipality that commenced work in January 2012, replacing Anna Paulowna council.[5]