Graft-De Rijp Explained

Graft-De Rijp
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Graft-De Rijp in a municipal map of North Holland
Coordinates:52.55°N 55°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Alkmaar
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 August 1970
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-2
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:1483–1488, 1536
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0299

Graft-De Rijp (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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:[2]

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1483HA . Dutch . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool . 21 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: 3 March 2010 . Graft-De Rijp municipal election 2010. 12 June 2024 . verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. nl.
  3. Web site: 19 November 2014 . Alkmaar municipal election 2014 . 12 June 2024. verkiezingsuitslagen.nl. nl.